Coleman v. United States

Reed, Justice (Ret.),

sitting by designation, delivered the opinion of the court:

The Receiver in Bankruptcy of the Firth Machine & Tool, Inc., of Ohio, a bankrupt, and the First National Bank of Fostoria, Ohio, filed suit on three causes of action against the United States in this court for alleged breaches of its obligations by the Government under three separate war production contracts with Firth. The first two causes of action are not involved in the motion for summary judgment by the Bank, an assignee of the contract sued upon in the third cause of action, and need not be considered. The…