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THE CONTAINER CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 48622.

90 F.Supp. 689 (1950)

THE CONTAINER CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

June 5, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. Gallagher, Washington, D. C., for the plaintiffs. M. Walton Hendry, Washington, D. C., was on the brief.

Thomas L. McKevitt, Washington, D. C., with whom was Assistant Attorney General A. Devitt Vanech, for the defendant.

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

JONES, Chief Judge.

On March 6, 1944, the greater portion of a building leased by the United States from plaintiff, The Container Company, was destroyed by fire. Plaintiffs seek to hold the United States liable under the lease for the damage. Plaintiffs contend that the second floor of the building had been overloaded in violation of the terms of the lease and that this and other acts of negligence caused the fire. Plaintiffs claim that the United States breached...

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