Barrett Co. v. United States

The Navy Department during the war needed and sought to obtain larger quantities of xylol. The source of supply was limited, and while the process of extracting xylol from naphtha was not in all respects perfected, it had been successfully done and xylol sold on the market. The Barrett Co., the plaintiff herein, was engaged in this identical busi- • ness, but was not in a position to meet the demands of the department because of limited facilities and much curtailed output. The department wanted at least 225,000 gallons of xylol a month. To this end negotiations were entered upon between the…