Duesenberg Motors Corp. v. United States

Action in the Court of Claims against the United States for expenses in endeavoring to perform certain contracts with the' United States made during the war with Germany, or for anticipated profits.

The contracts were for aeronautical equipment for war purposes. There were a first and primary contract and seven other contracts called supplemental agreements. The latter contained modifications of the first or primary contract, and each agreement contained modifications of those which preceded.

The first or primary contract, dated November 20, 1917, provided for 500 United States standard…