Legal Opinion
Central Bank v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1953No. 521PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This grant of certiorari requires us to construe the provision of the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, 54 Stat. 1029, 31 U. S. C. § 203, which provides:
“Any contract entered into by the War Department or the Navy Department may provide that payments to an assignee of any claim arising under such contract shall not be subject to reduction or set-off, and if it is so provided in such contract, such payments shall not be subject to reduction or set-off for any indebtedness of the assignor to the United States arising independently of such contract.”
The facts of the case are not in dispute. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. Guaranty Trust Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Central Bank v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1952
3Cited by46 opinions
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- Trinity Universal Insurance Company and First National Bank in Dallas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- Sanders v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. Crosland Construction Company, Inc., Pacific Employers Insurance Company, and American Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
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