Reed Bros. Stone Co., Inc. v. Pittman Const. Co.

The Pittman Construction Company was, in 1932, the principal contractor with the United States Government for the construction of a building for the United States Veterans’ Hospital at Tuskegee, Ala. On January 14, 1932, it entered into a contract with Reed Brothers Stone Company, of Birmingham, Ala., for furnishing stone — limestone trim, cut stone and random ashlar base — in accordance with plans and specifications referred to in said contract, for the sum of $15,000. This amounted to 7,600 cubic feet of stone, so that the average price per cubic foot was $2.12.

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