Douglas Traction & Light Co. v. United States

The plaintiff entered into a contract to furnish electric energy to the Government at Camp Harry J. Jones, Arizona, The electricity was furnished, and the parties agree that the sole question for decision arises upon the contract provisions relative to the proper basis for measuring the electric energy that was supplied. The plaintiff claims payment based upon individual meter readings, while the contention for the Government is that payment should be made on the basis of a consolidated reading of the several individual meters. By adding together the monthly readings of the several meters and…