Columbus Wood Preserving Co. v. United States

The government brought suit for a claimed balance due to the War Assets Administration on the sale to appellants of certain creosoted piling and introduced in evidence a certified copy of the account which, under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1733, constituted proof of the amount due. Appellants, in their answer, denied that they owed the amount claimed; contended that the piling was not as represented by the government, but was deteriorated and unfit for use, and that the government was, therefore, guilty of breach of warranty. Appellants further filed a cross complaint asking damages for the claimed…