Legal Opinion
Economy Plumbing & Heating Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 12, 1972No. 226-65PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkelton, Judge
This suit was originally filed for the recovery of $417,587.66 representing a portion of an equitable adjustment on a contract entered into between Lieb Bros., Inc. (Lieb) and Economy Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. (Economy) as joint venturers, and the United States for the construction of dormitories, mess halls, and other facilities at Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Illinois, for the sum of $13,484,275.50. The work was reduced by a partial termination order, and was completed and accepted. In the meantime, Lieb was adjudged a bankrupt and is now insolvent. Its receiver did not…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rosenman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Thayer-West Point Hotel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Raffaele v. Granger, Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Kirkendall v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1940
- Long v. RasmussenDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1922
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Monroe M. Tapper & Associates v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
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