William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL’FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The facts are stated in the opinion. The contract did not obligate the claimant to relinquish the claim in suit, or any other claims that might accrue to it for breach of the contract by the United States. The contract itself was .not a release of such claims.
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APPEAL’FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The facts are stated in the opinion. The contract did not obligate the claimant to relinquish the claim in suit, or any other claims that might accrue to it for breach of the contract by the United States. The contract itself was .not a release of such claims. The acceptance by the claimant of the last payment did not create a bar to the claimant’s right of action for the breach committed by the United States. • Performance by the Government of its covenant to supply armor failing, the builder’s agreement to release went with it. “If part of the consideration…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
On September 24, 1896, the appellant entered into a contract with the United States for the building of an ironclad, afterwards known as the “Alabama.” The contract was authorized by act of Congress of June 10, 1896, c. 399, 29 Stat. 361,378. Under this act and that of August 3,1886, c. 849, 24 Stat. 215, to which it refers, the Secretary of the Navy was charged with the duty of supervising the contract on behalf of the UnitedjStates. After the completion of the vessel and the payment of the stipulated amount there was something asserted to be due to the building company as unliquidated…
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