Hadden v. United States

Plaintiff herein is the trustee in bankruptcy of two bankrupt corporations, one of which was the assignee of a prime contractor under a contract with the United States.1 With the written consent of the Government, the prime contractor assigned moneys due or to become due under the contract, and *535in consideration for such assignment the assignee advanced to the contractor certain moneys to be used in tbe performance of the contract. The trustee in bankruptcy instituted suit to recover $197,423.24 alleged to be due the as-signee under War Shipping Administration Contract No. 11528. Defendant…