Edwards v. United States

In the case of Edwards v. United States, M-396, 80 C. Cls. 118, this court on February 4, 1935, upon plaintiff’s motion that interest under the Act of 1875 be allowed in the judgment in that case, said:

These motions must be denied for the reason that this suit was brought for a breach of contract No. W-503 QM 6223 in charging plaintiff with the excess cost of $4,045.43, above mentioned, and not for the recovery of the amount of $4,045.43, with interest, duly allowed and withheld under contract W-503 QM 7549. No interest is allowable by the court in its judgment rendered under contract W-503…