Legal Opinion
Container Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 5, 1950No. 48622PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, Chief Judge
On March 6,1944, the greater portion of a building leased by the United States from plaintiff, The Container Company, was destroyed by fire. Plaintiffs seek to hold the United States liable under the lease for the damage. Plaintiffs contend that the second floor of the building had been overloaded in violation of the terms of the lease and that this and other acts of negligence caused the fire. Plaintiffs claim that the United States breached its obligations under the lease not to overload the building, to repair immediately any damage caused by loading, and to return the premises in the same…
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