Roettinger v. United States

Suit is brought by the trustee in bankruptcy of the Pfau Manufacturing Company seeking recovery under the terms of the Dent Act, 40 Stat. 1272. This company was awarded a contract for the making and delivery of 100,000 ammunition boxes at a stated price. The contract for this work was in writing, and a copy of it is made an exhibit to the petition. The 100,000 ammunition boxes were made, delivered, and have been paid for at the contract price. The claim now is that before the execution of the written contract the Government officer at the head of the procurement division promised the Pfau…