Legal Opinion
Great Lakes Construction Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 2, 1942No. 43512PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaddeN, Judge
Plaintiff sues for various alleged breaches by the defendant of a contract between the parties for the construction of a Federal Penitentiary, near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The alleged breaches consist of extras ordered and not paid for and of delays in the progress of the work caused by the defendant and resulting in extra costs to plaintiff. As to a number of the alleged extras ordered and not paid for, and as to a small balance due on the contract, the defendant does not contest its liability.
The contract was entered into January 31,1981, as a result of competitive bidding after…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- F. Mansfield & Sons Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1941
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- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Gray-Bar Electric Company, Inc., a New York Corporation v. J. H. Copeland & Sons Construction, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Cross v. F & D Electrical Contractors, Inc., Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978