Rankin v. United States

From .the facts in this case, which have been stipulated, it appears that John H. Rankin was appointed Director of the Fourth Pennsylvania District of the Federal Works Progress Administration, a Government agency. At'the time of his appointment he was a member of the firm of Rankin & Kellogg, and this firm had under lease certain space on the 23d floor of the Architects Building in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., for which it had agreed to pay $1.50 a square foot per annum. The firm consisted of three members, one of whom died the day before Rankings appointment as Director of the Fourth…