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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CHS. 530-532-DEC. 7, 1944 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Betty Robins, of San Francisco, California, the sum of $3,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, hospital, med- ical, and other expenses, sustained when struck by a United States Navy station wagon at the intersection of Gough and Hayes Streets, San Francisco, California, on January 26, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 7, 1944. [CHAPTER 531] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to determine and render judgment for any losses suffered by Duffy Brothers, Incorporated. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,That, notwithstand- ing the lapse of time and notwithstanding section 4 of the Act of June 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 975), jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims to consider all questions of law and fact and to determine and render judgment for any losses (excluding any amount claimed for accrued interest thereon) suffered by Duffy Brothers, Incorporated, resulting from alleged increased costs of performing a contract entered into between said Duffy Brothers, Incorporated, and the United States, said costs allegedly being increased as a result of the enactment of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 193) : Provided,That such suit shall be brought within six months of the enactment of this Act. Any judgment rendered in favor of the claimant, Duffy Brothers, Incorporated, shall be paid in the same manner as other judgments of said Court of Claims are paid. Approved December 7, 1944. December 7, 1944 [H. R. 2576] [Private Law 445] Duffy Brothers, Inc. 41U. S.C. 31. 48 Stat. 195 . [CHAPTER 532] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Flossie Leeser. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assenmbed, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Flossie Leeser, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, hospital, and medical expenses, sustained as a result of being run into and knocked down by a United States soldier at Miami Beach, Florida, on January 24, 1943: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shal be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 7, 1944. December 7,194 [H. R. 2601] [Private Law 446] Mrs. Flossie Leeser.

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