Legal Opinion
Joseph H. Roberts v. The United States, Great American Insurance Company, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 18, 1966No. 17-61PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Chief Judge. 1
The plaintiff seeks recovery on a quantum meruit basis (measured by his total costs, less payments) for the reasonable value of a concrete roadway constructed by him for the Smithsonian Institution at the National Air Museum Storage Area, Silver Hill, Maryland. The plaintiff contends that the defendant breached his contract by furnishing misleading drawings and by overzealous supervision amounting to interference on the part of the defendant’s construction representative on the job. The defendant counterclaims for delay in completion, costs expended in determining whether…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Commerce International Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
- Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1951
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- James A. Boyajian, Assignee of Triumph Manufacturing Company, Bankrupt v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
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