Century Investment Corporation and Virgil J. Pague v. United States of America, Arthur G. Barnett and Virginia N. Barnett, His Wife Donald F. Owens and Jean Owens, His Wife Edward R. Ester and Lorraine M. Ester, His Wife v. United States

250 F.2d 139 CENTURY INVESTMENT CORPORATION and Virgil J. Pague, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Arthur G. BARNETT and Virginia N. Barnett, his wife; Donald F. Owens and Jean Owens, his wife; Edward R. Ester and Lorraine M. Ester, his wife, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 15219. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Oct. 30, 1957, As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Dec. 23, 1957. Lycette, Diamond & Sylvester, Lyle L. Iversen, Seattle, Wash., for Century Investment Corp., and Virgil J. Pague. Vernon W. Towne, Arthur G. Barnett, Alec Duff, Seattle, Wash., for Barnett, Owens & Ester. Malcolm S. McLeod, Seattle, Wash., for Hartford Accident & Indemnity co. Gerald Shucklin, Seattle, Wash., for Virgil J. Pague. Perry W. Morton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger P. Marquis, Harold S. Harrison, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Charles P. Moriarty, U.S. Atty., John A. Roberts, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for U.S.A. Before HEALY, FEE, and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges. HAMLEY, Circuit Judge. 1 This action involves the asserted breach of a contract to remove buildings from four tracts of land in Seattle, Washington. The suit…