McGann Mfg. Co. v. United States

WATSON, Chief Judge.

This is a petition for an equitable determination praying for relief from alleged losses suffered in performance of contracts with the United States during the war. The action is brought under the War Contracts Hardship Claims Act, Public Law 657, 79th Congress, 2nd Session, Ch. 864, 60 Stat. 902, also known as the Lucas Act, 41 U.S.C.A. § 106 note.

*958The case is before the Court on a motion by the defendant, the United States, to dismiss the petition on the following grounds: (1) That the Court is without jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s suit under the Lucas Act because no…