Legal Opinion
Wunderlich v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 5, 1950No. 46307PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · MaddenMadden, Judge
The plaintiff is a partnership engaged in the construction business. On March 14, 1938, it made a contract with the United States, which acted through the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior, by which it agreed to construct the Vallecito Dam on the Pine River in southern Colorado. It was to be paid,unit prices for most items of the work, and the estimated total price of the project was $2,115,870.
The site of the dam was about 7,550 feet above sea level. It was to be an earth-filled dam about 4,000 feet long at the crest, 600 feet wide at the base, and with a maximum…
3Cases cited22 opinions
- Hamilton v. Liverpool, London & Globe InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. MoormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Mercantile Trust Co. v. HenseySupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- W. E. Callahan Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1940
- Turner v. YatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
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4Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. WunderlichSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- River Construction Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1962
- Stein Bros. Mfg. Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Hoel-Steffen Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
- National Steel and Shipbuilding Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
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