Leitman v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

This is a suit for the recovery of the difference in the price at which plaintiff offered in writing to furnish an amount of helmet linings and the price at which he agreed to furnish them in subsequent telegrams, sent before the time for opening the bids, but received thereafter.

The defendant, through the Commanding Officer, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, invited bids for helmet linings in blocks of 50,000 up to 400,000 and an additional block of 100,000 for any amount that might be ordered between 400,000 and 500,000. Bids were to be opened at 9:00 a. m. on July 25, 1940.

On…