United States v. Bloomfield Steamship Co.

TUTTLE, Chief Judge:

This appeal complains of a decision by the trial court declaring that the ap-pellee, Bloomfield Steamship Company, is not liable to the United States for allegedly overcharging for the ocean transportation of Government-financed grain shipments. The suit was commenced by Bloomfield’s filing a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment to the effect that it was not liable to the Government. The United States filed a counter claim seeking the recovery.of approximately $270,000, the amount by which rates charged the Government allegedly exceeded those charged commercial…