Supreme Court of the United States June 20, 1960, 23 (United States v. Durham Lumber Co.)

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MR. Chief Justice Warren

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves the competing claims of the Federal Government and certain subcontractors to a sum of money owed to the taxpayers under a general construction contract.

The taxpayers, Michael & Embree, were general contractors doing business at Durham, North Carolina.