Legal Opinion

Brown & Son Electric Company v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided December 13, 1963No. 76-61PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

Plaintiff charges the United States with breaking a valid contract by withdrawing the award and giving it to another bidder. In May 1960, the Air Force invited bids for the modification of a building at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The invitation called for proposals on certain electrical and construction work designated as the base work; in addition, bids were requested on a number of additive alternate items which were to “be awarded at the option of the Government contingent upon availability of funds.” The invitation stated1 that the “award will be made on the lowest…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. G. L. Christian and Associates v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  2. John Reiner & Company, Individually and to the Use of Kurz & Root Company (Incorporated) v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  3. College Point Boat Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Torncello v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
  2. The United States v. Amdahl CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  3. Sol O. Schlesinger, Doing Business as Ideal Uniform Cap Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
  4. Nolan Brothers, Incorporated v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  5. Trilon Educational Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978

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