United States v. City of Columbus

VOGEL, District Judge.

The United States of America, plaintiff herein, by its complaint seeks to recover from the City of Columbus, a municipal corporation, defendant, the sum of $3,729.-90, which is the amount expended by the plaintiff for cost of materials and labor in the construction of a WPA project located in the City of Columbus. The basis of plaintiff’s cause of action is:

“That this Defendant, without the knowledge of the Works Progress Administration, and contrary to and in violation of the Emergency Relief- Appropriation Act of 1937, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder,…