H. E. Crook Co. v. United States

This is a suit brought by the plaintiff against the United States for the sum of $7,159.31, made up of two- items, one of which is the sum of $6,439.86, being the amount paid by the plaintiff for wages which it alleges was in excess of what it would have paid had not the Government delayed it in the completion of the work contracted for, and the other is the sum of $719.45 additional premium paid on the bond required by the contract and which it would not have been compelled to pay had not the Government delayed it in the completion of its contract.

The plaintiff entered into a contract with…