Marshall v. United States

JoNes, Ghief Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a suit for damages for alleged breaches of contract and for delays in payment which plaintiff asserts occurred during the performance and completion of the contract in question.

On February 4, 1947, the plaintiff signed a contract with the Bureau of Ships of the Department of the Navy, which was approved by the Navy Department on February 20,1947. It was a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee instrument by the terms of which plaintiff was to make investigations, studies, and analyses of pilotless aircraft guidance and control systems, to complete…