Rainwater v. United States, 356 U.S. 590 (1958)
U.S. Supreme Court
Rainwater v. United States, 356 U.S. 590 (1958)
Rainwater v. United States
No. 276
Argued April 2, 1958
Decided May 26, 1958
356 U.S. 590
Syllabus
A claim against the Commodity Credit Corporation, a wholly owned government corporation operating within and as a part of the Department of Agriculture as an administrative device for the purpose of carrying out federal farm programs with public funds, is a claim "against the Government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof" within the meaning of the civil provisions of the False Claims Act. Pp. 356 U. S. 590-594.
224 F.2d 27, affirmed.