Legal Opinion

Consolidated Industries , Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 4, 1999No. 98-5167PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal challenges a decision of the Court of Federal Claims that upheld a contracting officer’s default termination of the appellant Consolidated Industries, Inc. (“Consolidated”)^ government contract for failure to meet the contractual delivery schedules. We affirm.

I

The pertinent facts, as set forth in the opinion of the Court of Federal Claims and in the record, are undisputed.

In March 1988 Consolidated entered into a contract with the Army to produce battery assemblies for an anti-tank weapons system. The contract had been set aside for a small business…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. D. Joseph Devito, Receiver for Seaview Electric Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  2. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross and General Dynamics Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
  3. Nathaniel H. Kolmes and Harold F. Plemmons v. World Fibers Corporation, and World Elastic Corporation, Dean R. Andrews and Gregory v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
  4. Darwin Construction Co., Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  5. Churchill Chemical Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Keeter Trading Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
  2. Beard v. District of Columbia Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
  3. Pinckney v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  4. O'Connor v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  5. Lanterman v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007

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