Goggin v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff sues as the trustee in bankruptcy of Brisbane & Company, a limited partnership. The subject of the suit is certain termination claims arising out of a contract which Brisbane & Company, hereinafter called Brisbane, had with the United States Maritime Commission, for the manufacture of 16 ship-sets of pontoon hatch covers. The contract was terminated, before completion, for the convenience of the Government.

The Government in its answer alleges that Brisbane in its termination claims fraudulently included as alleged costs incurred in the performance of the contract…