Legal Opinion
Gulf & South American Steamship Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 19, 1974No. 45-73; No. 57-73PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
In these parallel suits sis common carriers by water, which held contracts with the United States to transport govern*138ment cargo, seek recovery for the drastic increase in the price of bunker fuel (i.e., fuel for operating vessels) which occurred in 1970-1971.1 Effective July 1, 1970, each plaintiff had entered into two contracts, for one-year periods, with the Military Sea Transportation Service of the Navy Department (now known as Military Sealift Command, “MSC”)- One pact was a “Container Agreement”, the other a “Shipping Agreement”; both were largely in standard forms, were drafted by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eastport Steamship Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- William Green Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
- Zidell Explorations, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Gerald W. Monett v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- William F. Klingensmith, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- ITT Federal Support Services, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976