Hallman v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiffs had a contract with defendant for the construction of some buildings at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. After plaintiffs submitted their bid the governing authorities at the Post promulgated a traffic regulation requiring vehicular traffic to come to a stop in the vicinity of troops moving in the streets. Plaintiffs say this regulation increased their cost of performance, and for this they sue.

The Government demurs because it says this regulation was of general application and was issued in the performance of a governmental function, to…