Millimet Construction Co. v. United States

Plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant March 10, 1938, for the remodeling of the Grand Central Annex Post Office Building in New York City, for a lump sum consideration of $1,849,000. The original period for completion of the work was 360 calendar days after March 24, 1938. The period so fixed expired March 19, 1939. The defendant took possession of the substantially completed work on April 14,1940. The defendant was liberal in granting extensions of time. Extensions of time totaling 396 days were granted which extended the completion date to April 18, 1940. Of these extensions, 253…