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LEITER v. UNITED STATES

No. 251.

271 U.S. 204 (1926)

46 S.Ct. 477

70 L.Ed. 906

LEITER ET AL., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 10, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Christopher B. Garnett for appellants.

Solicitor General Mitchell and Assistant Attorney General Galloway were on the brief for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought by the trustees of the Levi Z. Leiter estate, under the Tucker Act,1 to recover rentals under four leases to the United States. The petition was dismissed, on demurrer, for failure to state a cause of action. 59 Ct. Cls. 907. The appeal was taken in January, 1925.

The leases, which were for space in an office...

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