William C. Atwater & Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims, denying the appellant’s claim for the difference between the market price of coal furnished the Navy and the price stated in a contract.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
This suit was brought to recover $73,964.48, being $3.70 per ton for 19,990.4 tons of coal furnished the Navy. Appellant seeks to recover the market price at the time of delivery, $6.50 per ton. The United States claims appellant was bound by contract to furnish it for. $2.80 a ton, and this has been paid. The Court of Claims made findings of fact and concluded that the appellant was not entitled to recover.
In the spring of 1916, the Navy Department, being desirous of making contracts for coal for the ensuing fiscal year, ending June 30,1917, issued its invitations for bids. Appellant…
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