Legal Opinion
S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 24, 1972No. 70-88PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The question presented in this case is whether the Department of Justice may challenge the finality of a contract disputes decision made by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in favor of its contractor, where the contract provides that the decision of AEC shall be “final *3and conclusive.” Section 1 of the Wunderlich Act leaves open for contest a claim that “is fraudulent or capricious or arbitrary or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or is not supported by substantial evidence.” 1
Moreover, 41 U. S. C. § 322, provides that “[n]o government contract shall contain a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by105 opinions
- Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense v. Arlo TatumSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Kentron Hawaii, Ltd. v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Southwest Marine Incorporated v. Richard Danzig 1 , Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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