Legal Opinion
United States v. Seckinger
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1970No. 395PublishedCited by 480 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This case concerns the construction of a provision common to fixed-price government construction contracts that states that the private contractor “shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of his fault or negligence . . . .” The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the provision could not be construed to allow the Government to recover from the contractor damages suffered by the Government on account of its own negligence. 408 F. 2d 146 (1969). We granted certiorari because of the large amount of litigation that this contract clause has…
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