Legal Opinion
Craft MacHine Works, Inc. v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 13, 1991No. 90-5094PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
Craft Machine Works, Inc. (Craft) entered into Contract No. 62472-82-C-1455 with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) to supply shipbuilding portal cranes. The United States Claims Court read the contract’s Cargo Preference Clause to require transportation of completed cranes and components on U.S.-flag vessels. Craft Machine Works, Inc. v. United States, 20 Cl.Ct. 355 (1990). This court reverses and remands.
BACKGROUND
In February 1986, Craft entered into a contract with NAVFAC to design, assemble, deliver, and install 23 self-powered, 60-ton capacity,…
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