Cecil W. Armstrong v. United States

JONES, Chief Judge.

This case has been remanded to this court by the Supreme Court of the United States for the purpose of determining certain issues which are set out in the opinion in the case of Armstrong et al. v. United States, 1960, 364 U.S. 40, 80 S.Ct. 1563, 4 L.Ed.2d 1554. The essential facts and the issues are clearly stated in the Court’s opinion.

Briefly, the Rice Shipbuilding Corporation contracted for the construction of 11 Navy personnel boats. Pursuant to its terms, the Government terminated the contract before all of the boats had been completed. The completed boat and 10…