S. Silberstein & Son, Inc. v. United States

This suit is brought for the recovery of $30,425.81 damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff because of the failure of the United States to deliver to the plaintiff certain surplus Army property purchased by it at a regularly advertised sale of such property by the War Department.

On July 24, 1919, the War Department advertised for sale and solicited the public to submit bids on 14,615,442% yards, of grey gauze, 38% inches, 44 x 40, 8.20 yards to the pound, f. o. b. Atlanta, Georgia, and other points of storage. The bids of prospective purchasers were to be forwarded in special…