Supreme Court of the United States, 1959

Koller v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 20, 1959 · Stewart, Douglas, Whittaker

359 U.S. 309; 79 S. Ct. 755; 3 L. Ed. 2d 828; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1139 (United States Reports)

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The judgment is affirmed. Rex Trailer Co. v. United States, 350 U. S. 148 (1956).

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Stewart, with whom Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Whittaker join,

dissenting.

I do not agree that disposition of this case is controlled by the decision in Rex Trailer Co. v. United States, 350 U. S. 148. Believing that §26 (b)(1) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, 40 U. S. C. §.489 (b)(1), imposes a civil penalty,-and that an action thereunder is therefore subject to the five-year limitation provided in 28 U. S. C. § 2462,1 would reverse. Cf. United States ex rel. Marcus v. Hess, 317 U. S. 537; Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc., v. United States, 150 F. Supp. 561 (Ct. Cl.). See Priebe & Sons v. United States, 332 U. S. 407.

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