Legal Opinion

Moran Bros., Inc. v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided June 11, 1965No. 167-63PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COWEN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff sues for $180,230.96 alleged to be due under a contract entered into with defendant. The principal issue to be decided is whether recovery by plaintiff is precluded because of its failure to take a timely appeal from an adverse decision of the contracting officer.

On August 13, 1959, plaintiff entered into contract no. AT(29-2)-908 with the Atomic Energy Commission (hereinafter referred to as AEC) to drill a hole to a depth of 950 feet into granite rock at the AEC’s Nevada Test Site.

On October 5, 1960, plaintiff filed a claim with the contracting officer for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. G. L. Christian and Associates v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  2. G. L. Christian and Associates v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  3. Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1951
  4. G. L. Christian & Associates v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  5. Copco Steel & Engineering Co. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Nager Electric Company, Inc. And Keystone Engineering Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  2. United States v. Aerodex, Inc., and Hermann Waker, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. Cosmic Construction Co. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
  4. Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
  5. Sundstrand Turbo, a Division of Sundstrand Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968

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