Legal Opinion
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 7, 1946No. 45611PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, Judge
This is a suit by the administrators of the estates of Alexander M. Bunn and William E. Richardson to recover just compensation for the alleged taking of their interests in patents issued on the “M-l rifle,” used by the United States Army and Marine Corps.
Bunn and Richardson were attorneys at law. On August 11, 1919 they entered into a contract with John C. Garand, the inventor of this rifle, under the terms of which Garand contracted to compensate each of the attorneys to the extent of 5 percent of any proceeds up to $100,000 and 33% percent of any proceeds above $100,000 realized by him…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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