Patrick Warren Construction Co. v. United States

This claim is presented under the War Contract Hardship Claims Act, known as the Lucas Act, 60 Stat. 902, as amended 62 Stat. 869, 992, 41 U. S. C. § 106 note, to recover from the *2United States the net loss alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in the performance of Government contracts between September 16,1940, and August 14,1945. The Government moves for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff did not file an adequate written request for relief under the Lucas Act, supra, prior to August 14,1945.

Plaintiff, on January 29,1952, filed a petition in the Court of Claims consisting…