Silberblatt & Lasker, Inc. v. United States

Plaintiff sues the defendant for the sum of $31,875.28, alleging that it breached its contract with plaintiff for the construction of a post office at Poughkeepsie, New York, in that it changed the stone to be used in the construction of the building from bluestone and granite to rubble stone. Plaintiff also says that liquidated damages for 4 days’ delay were improperly deducted, and that it was required to use a bluestone which was more expensive than that specified in the specifications.

The building was originally designed to be faced with bluestone below the level of the first floor and…