Luria Brothers & Company, Inc. v. The United States

OPINION

WHITAKER, Senior Judge.

This action arises out of a contract between Lipsett, Inc. 1 and the defendant’s Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Department of the Navy. The contract, dated January 30,1953, provided that the plaintiff, in return for $1,480,112 (subsequently increased by change orders to $1,700,166.50), would construct certain aircraft maintenance facilities at the Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, by December 31, 1953.

Performance of the contract was substantially completed on May 3,1955, some 518 calendar days beyond the scheduled completion date. Although the…