Austin Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter’s statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff, the Austin Co., and the United States on or about the dates hereinafter mentioned entered into written contracts as follows: Bureau of Yards and Docks, contract No. 2713, December 13,1917, for 22 powder dry houses. Bureau of Yards and Docks, contract No. 2602, December 24, 1917, for two blending towers.
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The Reporter’s statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff, the Austin Co., and the United States on or about the dates hereinafter mentioned entered into written contracts as follows: Bureau of Yards and Docks, contract No. 2713, December 13,1917, for 22 powder dry houses. Bureau of Yards and Docks, contract No. 2602, December 24, 1917, for two blending towers. Bureau of Yards and Docks, contract No. 2715, December 24, 1917, for powerhouse extension. Bureau of Yards and Docks, contract No. 2747, December 24, 1917, for two magazine…
1Opinion of the Court
Camebell, Ohief Justice,
delivered the opinion of the court:
On or about December 13, 1917, the Austin Co. entered into a contract (No. 2713) with the defendant, represented by the Bureau of Yards and Docks, for the construction and completion of 22 powder dry houses, in accordance with certain specifications, the work to be done at the defendant’s naval proving ground, Indianhead, Md. The work was to be done under what is called a “ cost-plus ” contract. It involved an estimated expenditure of approximately $366,-000. The defendant had let contracts for other work at Indianhead to other…
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