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RAINWATER v. UNITED STATES

No. 276.

356 U.S. 590 (1958)

78 S.Ct. 946

2 L.Ed.2d 996

RAINWATER ET AL., DOING BUSINESS AS R. S. RAINWATER & SONS, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon B. Catlett argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Assistant Attorney General Doub argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin and Samuel D. Slade.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves two related suits by the United States to recover damages and forfeitures under the civil provisions of the False Claims Act.1 In each instance the complaint alleged that the defendants had successfully presented false applications for crop loans to the Commodity Credit Corporation, a wholly owned government corporation....

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