Medwin Benjamin, D/B/A Benjamin's for Motors, Medwin Benjamin, D/B/A Mill Basin Repair Company, and Medwin Benjamin, Individually v. The United States

DAVIS, Judge:

In the years following the close of World War II, plaintiff's principal business was the purchase, restoration, and resale of new and used machinery. The War Assets Administration (WAA) and its predecessors sold him surplus government property having a value of three to four million dollars. This suit is one result of that activity. The petition contains 29 separate claims. Of these, 27 causes of action assert the defendant’s failure to deliver certain machinery, the Government’s misrepresentation of the condition of other equipment, or the furnishing of merchandise with missing…