Case Name: FREDRICK RODIEK, ANCILLARY EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF JOHN F. HACKFELD, DECEASED, v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1943-10-04
Citations: 100 Ct. Cl. 267
Docket Number: Congressional No. 17745
Parties: FREDRICK RODIEK, ANCILLARY EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF JOHN F. HACKFELD, DECEASED, v. THE UNITED STATES
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 267–289

Head Matter:
FREDRICK RODIEK, ANCILLARY EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF JOHN F. HACKFELD, DECEASED, v. THE UNITED STATES
[Congressional No. 17745.
Decided October 4, 1943]
Mr. Reuben D. Sillwian for plaintiff. Messrs. Thos. P.. Gore and William R. Rodenberg were on the brief.
Mr. Marry Le Roy Jones, with whom was Mr. Assistmit Attorney General Francis M. Shea, for defendant. Messrs. Frederick Bernays Wiener, Richard J. Connor, Frederick L. Smith, and George A. McNulty were on the brief.

Opinion:
The court concluded as a matter of law that the estate of John F. Hackfeld, deceased, has no claim, legal or equitable, against the United States for the payment of any sum, and it was ordered that the foregoing special findings of fact and conclusion of law thereon be certified to the Senate of the United States in accordance with Senate Resolution 229, May 10, 1934, and Section 151 of the Judicial Code (Title 28, U. S. Code, Section 257).