Legal Opinion

James Stewart & Co. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided January 7, 1946No. 45394PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff had a contract for the erection of the United States Court House at Foley Square, New York City. It sues for damages for delays due to two things: first, delay in furnishing models for the capitals of columns and pilasters; and, second, in making changes. The defendant admits the delays but denies that they were as long as the plaintiff insists they were. The plaintiff says these two things delayed it a year; defendant says the delay did not exceed 88 days, if so much.

The building is thirty-one stories high. The first six floors occupy substantially all the site. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Severin v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1943
  2. United States v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Brand Inv. Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1944
  4. Irwin & Leighton v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1944
  5. Magoba Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1943

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. J. D. Hedin Construction Company, Inc., for Its Own Use and for the Use of Fischbach & Moore, Its Sub-Contractor v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
  2. George A. Fuller Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1947
  3. F. H. McGraw & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
  4. J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., a Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1962
  5. Warren Bros. Roads Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1952

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