Cummings v. Hardee

This is an appeal by Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the United States, as successor in interest to the Alien Property Custodian, from a final decree and order of the District Court granting the plaintiff’s (appellee’s) motion to strike certain parts of defendant’s (appellant’s) answer and entering judgment pro confes-so for the plaintiff. The suit was instituted by the receiver of the Commercial National Bank of Washington, D. C., against the Attorney General and a number of other defendants. In each case decree went for the receiver. The appeals of the defendants Inland Waterways…