J. J. Henry Co., Inc. v. The United States

OPINION *

LARAMORE, Judge.

Plaintiff, a New York corporation engaged in naval architecture and engineer ing, was a subcontractor to Gibbs Corporation of Florida which had a prime contract with defendant, acting through the Department of the Navy. The prime contract called for construction by Gibbs of an oceanographic research vessel known as the AGOR-3. Plaintiffs contract with Gibbs was to perform certain design work and to prepare certain plans and drawings which have given rise to this suit.

This case has been before the court on two prior occasions. Plaintiff’s original petition, filed April…