Legal Opinion
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 6, 1963No. 251-56PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge.
Helene Curtis, a concern better known as a purveyor of cosmetics but also possessing general experience in the compounding and packaging of more mundane chemicals, contracted with the Army in 1951 and 1952 to supply large quantities of a disinfectant chlorine powder to be used by troops in the field — the Korean hostilities were then in progress —to disinfect mess gear and fresh fruits and vegetables. This disinfectant had been developed after World War II by the Office of the Quartermaster General in conjunction with two universities and two chemical companies, one of which was…
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