Legal Opinion

Geo. H. Evans & Co. v. United States

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 7, 1947No. Civil Action No. 6549PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGRANERY, District Judge.

This case arises on a motion to dismiss the complaint. Plaintiff is suing the United States, the National Housing Agency, and the Federal Public Housing Authority for damages resulting from defendants’ breach of an implied condition in their contract with plaintiff. Defendant has moved to dismiss, alleging that there is misjoinder of parties defendant, that the sum plaintiff seeks exceeds the jurisdictional limit of the District Court, and that the complaint does not state a cause of action.

Plaintiff’s complaint is based upon breach •of a standard-form government…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. Horowitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. United States v. City of ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
  4. United States v. BeuttasSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Gothwaite v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1944

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. Elliott Truck Parts, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1957
  2. Shedd-Bartush Foods of Illinois, Inc. v. Commodity Credit Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1955

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