United States v. Cherokee Implement Company

HANSON, District Judge.

This submission is on a motion by the-four defendants to dismiss the action brought .against them by the Government, under the false claims statute (31 U.S. C.A. §§ 231 & 232) to collect civil penalties. One of the defendants is the Cherokee Implement Company, a corporation, and the other three defendants-operate or work for this corporation. It is alleged that M. Ben Brosser, Pres ident of the corporation, prepared and executed invoice No. 82928 which contained false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and by reason of this caused the United States to disburse to…