Pope v. United States

This suit is here by virtue of a special act of Congress, the text of which is quoted later in this opinion. The facts preceding the enactment of the special act were as follows:

The plaintiff made a contract with the Government dated December 3, 1924, to construct a tunnel for the supply of water for the District of Columbia. The work was completed in 1927. The plaintiff claimed- that the Government had in various ways breached the contract and he brought a suit (K-366) in this court, asking for damages in the sum of $306,825.33. The case was tried and the court rendered a judgment for the…