Ætna Construction Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On July 6, 1901, a contract was made between the United States and the claimant and approved by the Acting Chief of Engineers on July 18, 1901, as set forth in Exhibit A to claimant’s petition. II. The advertisement and specifications attached to the contract and referred to therein are as set forth in Exhibit A to claimant’s petition. III.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On July 6, 1901, a contract was made between the United States and the claimant and approved by the Acting Chief of Engineers on July 18, 1901, as set forth in Exhibit A to claimant’s petition. II. The advertisement and specifications attached to the contract and referred to therein are as set forth in Exhibit A to claimant’s petition. III. On May 3, 1902, a contract was executed between the United States and the claimant and approved by the Acting Chief of Engineers on May 8, 1902, as set…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
This is a suit arising under a contract to build a 500-foot dam (No. 4) on the Ohio River, on the unit-price plan, all *124materials to be furnished by the contractor except the cement. The original contract was executed July 6, 1901, and a supplemental agreement changing the size of the cofferdam and fixing new prices for the changed conditions was executed May 3, 1902. On May 5, 1904, a second supplemental agreement was entered into of which the part material to the case before us reads as follows:
“That the contract dated July 6, 1901, and supplemental contract dated May 3, 1902, for…
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