Legal Opinion
United States of America, and v. General Box Company, and General Box Company, and v. United States of America, And
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1955No. 15329PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Suing under Sections 1346 and 1402, 28 U.S.C., for the claimed wrongful destruction by the United States, its agents and servants of timber on two tracts of land, appellee, plaintiff below, brought two separate suits against the United States to recover the damages resulting therefrom. Consolidated by stipulation and order and tried as one suit, there was a judgment for plaintiffs against the United States for $10,801. with interest at four percent from its entry. From that judgment the United States prose* *10cutes an appeal seeking a reversal and rendition, while…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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