Henjes v. United States

This is a suit on a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract and for the value of a tug, the Robert Henjes, which was requisitioned by the defendant on August 1, 1942.

For simplicity the executors of the will of Gerd H. Henjes and the operating corporation will be referred to as plaintiff since Mr. Henjes owned all the stock in the corporation Henjes Marine, Inc., at the time of his death on September 23,1943.

Prior to August 1, 1942, plaintiff was the sole owner of the tug. It was originally built at Solomons Island, Maryland, in 1916 as a steam vessel for the United States Coast Guard. It was well…