Legal Opinion
Winston Bros. & Green Construction Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 14, 1972No. 288-69PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, Judge
This case is before us on cross-motions for summary judgment. The plaintiff was engaged in constructing a tunnel in Arkansas for the Army Corps of Engineers. On August 20, 1964, the tunnel caved in, causing substantial delay and extra cost in the project, and destroying some of plaintiff’s equipment. Following the disputes procedure of the contract, plaintiff sought a time extension and an equitable adjustment for equipment lost, and certain other expenses. The Corps of Engineers Board of Contract Appeals, (Eng. BCA Nos. 2732 and 2768,68-2 BCA ¶ 7240) found the cave-in to be the result of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1971
- Bruce Construction Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Chris Berg, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- Dixey v. Federal Compress & Warehouse Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by16 opinions
- George Hyman Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
- S.W. Aircraft Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
- Oman Construction Co. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1979
- General Dynamics Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
- Hines v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
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