First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. United States

LITTLETON, Judge.

The First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., a corporation, is administrator of the estate of C. A. Ragland, Sr., deceased, the successful bidder and contractor for the construction of two projects, consisting of grading, draining, the construction of crushed stone surfacing, and other work, on the Shenandoah-Great Smoky Mountains Parkway. As administrator it has succeeded to whatever rights the decedent contractor may have had under two contracts entered into by him with the Government for the performance of this work. In this opinion the term “plaintiff” is used, for convenience,…