Legal Opinion
Psaty & Fuhrman, Inc. v. Stimson, Secretary of War
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 22, 1950No. 10156_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, on March 16, 1942, entered into a contract with the Government for the construction of a hospital. The Secretary of War renegotiated the contract on a completed contract basis and, on February 7, 1944, made a unilateral determination that petitioner had excessive profits of $700,000. Petitioner applied to the Tax Court for a determination that the renegotiation of its contract must be upon a fiscal (which in this case was calendar) year basis. The Tax Court supported the Secretary.
It is now settled that a question such as the one here before us, being neither constitutional nor…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lichter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. HirschSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- MacAuley v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ring Const. Corporation v. Secretary of War of United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- U. S. Electrical Motors, Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Brooks v. LawsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- United States v. California Eastern Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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- Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
- Bass v. StimsonUnited States Tax Court · 1953
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