Legal Opinion
United States of America, Intervenor v. Seaboard MacHinery Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1959No. 17238PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Simpson, District Judge, dissented.
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
On December 14, 1951 Seaboard Machinery Corporation and the United States entered into a contract under which the United States leased to Seaboard specified equipment to be used at the shipyard of Seaboard in its plant at *818Panama City, Florida. This contract was denominated an “Equipment Lease.” It provided for an annual rental payment of $9,074.79, later increased by $421.75 per year for additional equipment.
Included in the terms of the Equipment Lease was the following:
“9. The Hirer covenants and agrees to use the said machines in a careful and prudent manner during the…
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