Hillgrove v. Wright Aeronautical Corp.

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

On July 10, 1943, the United States commenced a civil action against the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, a New York corporation, and a number of its executives, under Title 31 U.S.C. §§ 231 to 235, 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 231-235, charging the commission of certain fraudulent practices in the presentation of claims to the Government for airplane engines manufactured for the Government at the Lockland, Ohio, plant of the corporation. This action is still pending.

The present action was filed by the appellant in the same court on March 18, 1944, naming as defendants the New York…