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VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND FALLS v. UNITED STATES

No. 48731.

82 F.Supp. 516 (1949)

VILLAGE OF HIGHLAND FALLS, NEW YORK v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

February 7, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham Kopald, of Highland Falls, N. Y., for plaintiff.

David D. Hochstein, of Brighton, N. Y., and A. Devitt Vanech, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and MADDEN, LITTLETON, WHITAKER and HOWELL, Judges.

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff, a municipal corporation in the State of New York, has brought this action to recover damages for an alleged breach of an agreement which, it asserts, the United States made with it. The Government demurs and also pleads that the matter is res adjudicata. The facts stated in the plaintiff's petition will, therefore, be summarized and considered.

In 1931 bills were pending in both Houses of Congress the purpose of which was to authorize...

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