Legal Opinion
Sperry Corporation v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 21, 1988No. 87-1475PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
The sole question in this case, here on the government’s appeal from the United States Claims Court, is whether the government’s exercise of an option to purchase additional items under a procurement contract was timely. The contract required the government to exercise the option within 120 days of the government’s acceptance of the product that was the subject of the contract, and the issue is the date of acceptance. The Claims Court, reversing the decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, held that the government’s exercise of the option was untimely.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dynamics Corporation of America, as Successor in Interest to International Fermont, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- General Warehouse Two, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Peerless Casualty Company, a Corporation v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company, a Corporation, and Walter M. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Sperry Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1986
3Cited by14 opinions
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- General Engineering & MacHine Works v. Sean C. O'keefe, Acting Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
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- Gresham, Smith & Partners v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
- Tyger Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994
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