CANNON v. UNITED STATES

No. 14372.

328 F.2d 763 (1964)

Frank CANNON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Schooley, Moran, Beatty & Hiscott, Granite City, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Edward R. Phelps, U. S. Atty., Leon G. Scroggins, Asst. U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before DUFFY, KNOCH and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b); 2671 et seq.; 2674). On August 21, 1956, the United States was the owner of certain premises in Granite City, Illinois, known as the United States Army Engineer Depot.

Stanley Hanks Painting Company entered into a contract with the United States for painting certain buildings in the Engineer Depot including Building 203. On August 21, 1956, plaintiff...

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