J. B. McCrary Co. v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

On January 26, 1943, plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant for the construction of 65 buildings at a place called Warner-Robins, Georgia, which was about 15 miles from Macon, Georgia. The contract required plaintiff to pay its brick-masons $1.25 an hour, its carpenters $1.00 an hour, and common labor 40 cents an hour. Plaintiff was unable to get sufficient labor at these wages and as a result thereof was delayed in the performance of its contract for 186 days. Defendant was also late in furnishing roughing-in drawings for the plumbing, and in failing to deliver…