United States v. Conrad

OPINION

SUSAN H. BLACK, District Judge.

Introduction

Plaintiff filed this action on May 21, 1984, seeking damages for breach of contract. The Complaint alleges that the defendant was the high bidder at an auction conducted by the Small Business Adminis tration of the assets of Mackall Printing Company and that the defendant has refused to honor his bid.

On August 2, 1984, the defendant filed an Answer which asserts the following affirmative defenses: first, that plaintiff neither owned nor had an interest in the property being auctioned; second, that defendant withdrew his offer prior to its…