HELENE CURTIS INDUSTRIES, INC. v. UNITED STATES

No. 251-56.

312 F.2d 774 (1963)

HELENE CURTIS INDUSTRIES, INC. v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

February 6, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newell A. Clapp, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Robert M. Lichtman, Washington, D. C., was on the briefs.

Edna P. Goldberg, Washington, D. C., with whom was Acting Asst. Atty. Gen. Joseph D. Guilfoyle, for defendant.


DAVIS, Judge.

Helene Curtis, a concern better known as a purveyor of cosmetics but also possessing general experience in the compounding and packaging of more mundane chemicals, contracted with the Army in 1951 and 1952 to supply large quantities of a disinfectant chlorine powder to be used by troops in the field — the Korean hostilities were then in progress — to disinfect mess gear and fresh fruits and vegetables. This disinfectant had been developed...

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