Mueller v. United States

The total of $1,416.15 sought to be recovered in this case resulted from the purchase of hay by the contracting officer of the defendant at prices in excess of the prices stated in plaintiffs’ contracts which he charged against plaintiffs under three contracts, Nos. 6218, 6961, and 6224, as set forth in the findings.

*427Contract 6218 of September 17, 1929, called for the delivery by plaintiffs at Ft. Clark, Texas, of 1,285 tons of feeding hay, delivery “to commence October 1, 1929, and be completed at a rate not exceeding 15 tons per working day,” and 458 tons of bedding hay or straw, to be…