S & M Constructors, Inc. v. City of Columbus

Appellant’s proposition of law raises one issue: whether SP-31, as a matter of law, bars appellant from recovering its additional expenses. Appellant claims a right to recover, because it relied on the Mason reports. We disagree.

We recognize from the outset that this is a case in contract. “A Government contract should be interpreted as are contracts between individuals, with a view to ascertaining the intention of the parties and to give it effect accordingly, if that can be done consistently with the terms of the instrument.” Hollerbach v. United States (1914), 233 U. S. 165, 171-172. Our…