Lichter v. United States

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The questions involved in this appeal relate to the coverage and the constitutional validity of the Renegotiation Act of April 28, 1942, 56 Stat. 226, 245, as amended by the Revenue Act of 1943, the Act of February 25, 1944, 58 Stat. 21, 78, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 1191. The appeal is from a summary judgment entered in favor of the government against the appellants for the recovery of excessive profits made under subcontracts on construction work done for the War Department.

The appellants reside in Cincinnati and their partnership will be referred to as Southern. In 1942…