Legal Opinion
United States v. Silverton
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 24, 1952No. 4671_1PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
The United States brought suit in the court below against a war surplus purchaser for the balance due on his purchase of certain scrap webbing. Defendant filed his answer, denying liability; asserting that the invitation to bid on scrap webbing was a misrepresentation, because “the goods received by him were not such as the general trade recognizes as scrap webbing and were not free of metal”; and making counterclaim against the United States for “the loss he has sustained due to the misrepresentation by the plaintiff.” Plaintiff’s answer to this counterclaim denied…
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