AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 281-52.

159 F.Supp. 831 (1958)

ÆTNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Glens Falls Insurance Company, Home Insurance Company, Institute of London Underwriters, Mutual Fire Marine & Inland Insurance Company, Pearl Assurance Company, Limited, Sun Insurance Office, Limited, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

March 5, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond E. Stefferson and Richard T. Graham, New York City, for plaintiffs Aetna Ins. Co. and others. Paul F. McArdle, Washington, D. C., was on the briefs, for plaintiff Pennsylvania Railway Co.

Benjamin H. Pester, Washington, D. C., with whom was Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant. James P. Garland, Washington, D. C., was on the briefs.


REED, Justice (Retired), sitting by designation.

This is a suit for a refund of tax paid on industrial alcohol lost as a result of a rail accident during shipment from a bonded warehouse. The plaintiffs are the Aetna Insurance Company and associated insurance companies, and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The facts upon which the claim for refund is founded are as follows:

On July 21, 1949, Midwest Solvents Company, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Midwest...

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