BUCK KREIHS COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1184 Summary Calendar.

462 F.2d 234 (1972)

BUCK KREIHS COMPANY, Incorporated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Butler, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kieron F. Quinn, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Walter H. Fleischer, Robert M. Feinson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States.

Jerry C. Paradis, Conrad Meyer, IV, New Orleans, La., for Miss. Valley Elec. Co., Inc.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal follows the district court's determination, 331 F.Supp. 1173, that the Renegotiation Act of 1951, 50 App. U.S.C.A. § 1211 et seq. (the Act), does not preclude the Federal Maritime Administration from including a ten percent profit limitation clause in its master repair contracts. Finding support for this judgment in reason, the statutes, and the legislative history of the Act, we affirm...

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