Daum v. United States

■ Plaintiff entered into a contract with the United States wherein plaintiff agreed to construct two large hangars and certain auxiliary buildings at Muroc Army Airfield, California. The Government agreed to furnish the entire amount of structural steel and certain fixtures necessary for the construction of the two hangars. The contract was awarded June 30, .1944, and provided that the contractor was to commence work one day after the award. In recognition of the difficulties of wartime construction, the contract carried no liquidated damage clause for failure to finish the work within the…