Howard Industries, Inc. v. United States

HOWELL, Judge.

The defendant moves to dismiss the petition.

Plaintiff’s action is brought under Public Law 657, 79th Cong., 2d Sess., Ch. 864, 60 Stat. 902, 41 U.S.C.A. § 106 note, known as the Lucas Act, which authorizes relief for war contractors who suffered net losses in the performance of Government contracts between September 16, 1940, and August 14, 1945. The case was originally filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia and was transferred to this court pursuant to Section 6 of the Lucas Act, as amended June 25, 1948, § 37, Public Law 773, 80th…