Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided March 17, 1967No. 310-64PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Judge *
Plaintiff had a contract with the Navy under which it constructed the aircraft carrier RANGER. Article 6 of the contract provided for an upward or downward adjustment in the contract price for changes in labor and material costs during the period of construction. However, Article 6(e) authorized the contracting officer to deny, in whole or in part, any upward adjustment if he found that it was not required, in whole or in part, to enable the contractor to earn a fair and reasonable profit under the contract. In accordance with the formulae set forth in Article 6, a labor and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., a Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
- Rutkin v. ReinfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Applied Devices Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
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