Klebe v. United States

In view of the situation which developed in this case by reason of the Government’s retention of and failure to return or pay for the property it does not seem necessary to pass upon the question of whether, as a third party to the contract between the plaintiffs and Bates & Rogers Co., it secured any rights under it. The considerations and conclusions hereinafter presented do not seem to render this necessary for the reason that if the Government secured a right of option to purchase under this contract and did not exercise the option, it secured no rights and the situation is *177as if it had…