Ring Const. Corp. v. United States United States v. Ring Const. Corp

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

The United States of America and Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of War, brought this action as plaintiffs under the provisions of the Renegotiation Act of 1942, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1191, 1 seeking to recover from Ring Construction Corporation as defendant excessive profits allegedly received by defendant on certain war contracts. Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army, was later substituted as party plaintiff in the place of Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of War. The final judgment of the District Court, 113 F. Supp. 217, awarded the government a…