FARRAND OPTICAL CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 314, Docket 27333.

317 F.2d 875 (1962)

FARRAND OPTICAL CO., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1962.

March 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pennie, Edmonds, Morton, Barrows & Taylor, New York City (Willis H. Taylor, Jr., John T. Farley, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., S.D.N.Y. (David R. Hyde, David Klingsberg, Robert E. Kushner, Asst. U. S. Attys., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before CLARK, WATERMAN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


On Petition for Rehearing in Banc in No. 263, Docket 27333.

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

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