Legal Opinion
United States v. Paddock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1949No. 12738_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the court below that confirmed, on petition for review, an order of the referee in bankruptcy, which disallowed two claims of the United States, as follows: (a) One for the recovery of $383,527.47, hereinafter referred to as the contingent-fee claim, being the amount paid by the bankrupt, Globe Aircraft Corporation, to Production Engineering Co., Inc., as commissions for the procurement of government contracts during World War II; (b) the other for $200,000, being the amount of excessive profits, alleged to have been realized by Globe…
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