Brownstein-Louis Co. v. United States

Quinlan, allegedly representing the President of the United States in the matter of coordinating the activities of the Federal agencies in Los Ange-les, California, negotiated with the plaintiff for the occupancy by the Federal Government of plaintiff’s building in Los Angeles for a period of not less than five years for the purpose of housing thirteen agencies doing business in that city at an agreed rental, such occupancy to commence on July 1, 1930, by each of such agencies; that the agencies concerned, through their local representative, submitted plans for alterations for the said…