Legal Opinion
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 6, 1963No. 251-56PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
Helene Guiris, a concern better known as a purveyor of cosmetics but also possessing general experience in the compounding and packaging of more mundane chemicals, contracted with the Army in 1951 and 1952 to supply large quantities of a disinfectant chlorine powder to be used by troops in the field — the Korean hostilities were then in progress — to disinfect mess gear and fresh fruits and vegetables. This disinfectant had been developed after World War II by the Office of the Quartermaster General in conjunction with two universities and two chemical companies, one of which was Wallace &…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- George A. Fuller Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1947
- F. H. McGraw & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Globe Woolen Co. v. Utica Gas & Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Ragonese & Scaravelli v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1954
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3Cited by58 opinions
- United Contractors, a Co-Partnership Consisting of James E. Ward, Elkin Morris and Andrew J. Dickies v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- Kaiser Industries Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
- Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- Milmark Services, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- J.F. Shea Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
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