Carnegie Steel Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for armor plate with .the United States and the right of the contractor to recover sums withheld, for delay in completion-of the contract, are stated in the opinion. The company was not chargeable with the delay that occurred in the delivery of the armor or liable for the sum that the United States deducted as liquidated damages.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for armor plate with .the United States and the right of the contractor to recover sums withheld, for delay in completion-of the contract, are stated in the opinion. The company was not chargeable with the delay that occurred in the delivery of the armor or liable for the sum that the United States deducted as liquidated damages. The first proviso in article 8 of the contract cannot be so interpreted as to allow the Department to refuse to pay the sum in dispute. The contract was drawn by the Bureau of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Petition in the Court of Claims for the recovery of $8,595.35, alleged to be due claimant as a balance of the price of armor plate furnished the Government under a .contract between it and claimant.
The contract is'an elaborate one and by it claimant engaged to manufacture for the Ordnance Department armor plates of a certain designated thickness in conformity with instructions, specifications and drawings attached to and made a part of the contract. And claimant agreed to provide certain of the 18-inch plates for the purpose of the ballistic test prescribed by the specifications, and that…
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