Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1967No. 22573PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Possession may be nine points in the law. And at times with a bank’s favored right of setoff, it may turn out to be nine and one-half or even ten. But it did not work below, nor does it here, in this contest over a special bank account established by the Government to finance the contractor in the performance of a contract for the Air Force. As did the trial Court, we view the question of contract interpretation as one of law, not fact for jury resolution, and affirm the Government’s recovery based on a directed verdict. We also affirm the trial Court’s actions in…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Free v. BlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Andre Backar, Cross-Appellee v. Western States Producing Company (Now Hytech Energy Corporation) and Wayman W. Buchanan, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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