Legal Opinion
Beuttas v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 5, 1944No. 44978PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITAKER, Judge.
Plaintiffs sue to recover extra costs incurred due to a suspension of the work for 69 days during which a change in the plans and specifications was being considered. It is stipulated that they are entitled to recover $8,727.44 on this account.
They also sue to recover for increased wages which they were required to pay common laborers, carpenters, cement finishers, and hoisting engineers.
Plaintiffs had a contract for the construction of the foundations of the Jane Addams Houses in Chicago. It was a relief project; it was intended to relieve unemployment, to provide a living…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Kihlberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Martinsburg & Potomac Railroad v. MarchSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Sunswick Corporation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1948
- United States v. BeuttasSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bateson-Stolte, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1962
- Utah Construction & Mining Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
- York Engineering & Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1945
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