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DEFENSE CORP. v. LAWRENCE CO.

No. 298.

336 U.S. 631 (1949)

69 S.Ct. 762

93 L.Ed. 931

DEFENSE SUPPLIES CORP. ET AL. v. LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 18, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Liftin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Morison and Samuel D. Slade.

W.R. Wallace, Jr. argued the cause for the Lawrence Warehouse Co., and Morris Lavine argued the cause for the Capitol Chevrolet Co., respondents. With them on the brief was W.F. Williamson.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are asked to assess the effect of the Defense Supplies Corporation's dissolution on an action to which it was a party at the time of dissolution. Petitioners are the Defense Supplies Corporation and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Both are arms of the United States Government.1

Defense Supplies Corporation brought action...

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