Arlington Trust Co. v. United States

These are suits brought pursuant to Section 13 (b) of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944. The plaintiffs seek to recover money to which they claim they were entitled upon the termination, by the Government, of certain contracts which the Government had entered into with the partnership of Leyde & Leyde, and which, while only partially completed, were terminated. In case No. 49688 Glen W. Leyde sues as the surviving partner of the original contracting firm. His suit relates to one contract. In case No. 49687 Arlington Trust Company, hereinafter called Arlington, sues as assignee of Leyde &…