Detroit Steel Products Co. v. United States

The plaintiff entered into a contract with the Government to furnish all necessary labor and materials for and to install certain steel sash and incidentals in four designated buildings in accordance with specifications made a part of the contract. The contract was dated the 14th day of September, 1919, and related to buildings then in course of construe*694tion by other contractors. The sash could not be installed until the buildings were ready for it. There was much delay, and not until the fall of 1922 was plaintiif’s work completed. To what extent the Government should be held responsible for…