Miller v. United States

This is an action to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract between defendant and plaintiff’s assignor, under the terms of which the Office of Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, Department of State (hereinafter referred to as OFLC) agreed to sell and plaintiff’s assignor agreed to purchase SO surplus Government aircraft. Plaintiff also seeks to recover just compensation for 10 of the aircraft which he alleges were delivered to him under the contract and then repossessed by defendant.

Defendant denies liability because it says its refusal to perform its contract was a lawful…