Legal Opinion
Aleutco Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 8, 1957No. 12039_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
In an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 1 in the District of Delaware, Aleutco Corporation (“Aleutco”) sought damages for conversion of certain war surplus property which it had purchased from the Government. Judgment of $68,127.50 was awarded to it and this appeal followed, presenting these contentions by the United States:(1) Aleutco’s claim is founded on contract since it had its inception in a contract of purchase for the war surplus property and such a claim is not aetionable under the Federal Tort Claims Act because the latter…
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