Legal Opinion
Decker & Co. v. Togo D. West, Jr. Secretary of the Army
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 21, 1996No. 94-1409PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
This is one of those messy government contract dispute cases in which, during the performance of the contract, neither of the parties acquitted themselves with pure grace. Working through the detailed record of such a case causes one to understand better the ancient curse of a plague o’ both their houses. See William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, act 3, sc. I. 1 Nevertheless, since the parties could not resolve their dispute, we must. The Army and Decker & Co. (“Decker”) had a construction contract which the Army eventually terminated for failure to meet the completion…
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