Legal Opinion

James Shewan & Sons, Inc. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided June 1, 1931No. E-331PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBooth, Chief Justice

The plaintiff is a New York corporation. In 1917 it was "the owner of and operating a shipyard, one fully equipped with the necessary facilities for repairing and altering ships. *79The Government, acting through the Navy Department, was anxious in April, 1917, to secure the services and facilities of the plaintiff so that its present or future needs in this respect might be expeditiously supplied.

On April 9, 1917, the plaintiff executed a written contract, identified as #240, with the Navy Department, wherein it was stipulated that the plaintiff was to receive and perform such character of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Brooks-Scanlon Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Russell Motor Car Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  5. Robertson v. Frank Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. G.M. Shupe, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
  2. Urban Plumbing & Heating Co., an Oregon Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  3. International Underwater Contractors, Inc. v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  4. Centric Corp. v. Morrison-Knudsen Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
  5. Aircraft Associates & Mfg. Co., Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966

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