Legal Opinion

United States v. Mason & Hanger Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 4, 1922No. 121PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims which awards the appellee, plaintiff in the Court of Claims, the sum of $12,064.52, composed of three sums which are respectively of the amounts of $2,500, $450 and $9,114.52. 'The last two sums the 'United States does not contest. The sum of $2,500 is only, therefore, in question. The amount is charged to be due (as the other sums were)upon what are called “ cost plus contracts ” for the construction of certain buildings at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky. .

It is provided in Article II of the contract that “ the contractor shall be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kihlberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Martinsburg & Potomac Railroad v. MarchSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. United States v. GleasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. Ripley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Goltra v. WeeksSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. State Highway Department v. MacDougald Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. United States v. BeuttasSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Stockton East Water District v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007

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