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UNITED STATES v. HIBBS

No. 76-2639.

568 F.2d 347 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America v. Charles C. HIBBS, Appellant, and Fairhill Company, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Rutter, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., David W. Marston, U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Ronald R. Glancz, Michael F. Hertz, Appellate Section, Alexander Younger, Fraud Section, Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before GIBBONS and WEIS, Circuit Judges and MEANOR, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

Justice Holmes once commented that those who do business with government should turn square corners. This appeal is by one who disregarded that warning but now asks that the government be required to treat him squarely in an action under the False Claims Act. Though, such an argument might seem incongruous to some, Congress, we believe, intended to be fair in determining what damages the United States may recover...

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