Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided April 8, 1996No. 91-1204CPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HODGES, Judge.
This case comes before the court after almost five years of litigation regarding the termination for default of the A-12. This opinion sets forth our reasons for vacating the termination for default and converting the termination for default decision to a termination for the convenience of the Government.1
Plaintiffs McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation contracted with the Navy to develop a carrier-based, low observable (Stealth) attack aircraft known as the A-12.2 Defendant terminated the contract for default on January 7, 1991. Plaintiffs argued…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- College Point Boat Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Dingley v. OlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Joseph Morton Co., Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. The United States, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Sol O. Schlesinger, Doing Business as Ideal Uniform Cap Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- D. Joseph Devito, Receiver for Seaview Electric Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
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