Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. v. Allied Oil Corporation

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a New York corporation, filed its amended complaint against defendant, an Illinois corporation, to recover actual cash damages which it claims it had to pay to the United States Government on account of defendant’s false representations. Defendant moved that the complaint be dismissed because it did not state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The court sustained the motion, dismissed the complaint and entered a judgment for costs against plaintiff. From that judgment, this appeal is prosecuted.

Four grounds of recovery — in separate counts — are…