Legal Opinion
The United States v. Dekonty Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 22, 1991No. 90-1356PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States (Government) appeals from the judgment of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board). De-Konty Corp., 90-2 BCA (CCH) ¶ 22,645, at 113,584 (ASBCA 1990). The Board found that the Government breached its contract with the DeKonty Corporation (DeKonty) by expressing an intent to withhold a scheduled progress payment. The Government appeals. This court reverses.
BACKGROUND
The United States Navy (Navy) contracted with DeKonty for the construction of a child care facility at the Los Angeles Air Force Station. On several occasions during DeKonty’s…
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