Harris Wrecking Co. v. United States

In response to an invitation for bids the plaintiff on November 21, 1932, submitted a bid for clearing the site for a new post office building at Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to specifications. The specifications provided that all materials removed, including plumbing fixtures, heating apparatus, lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, lifts, and elevators, were to become the property of the successful bidder. The fixtures in question were attached to the property.. Of the 14 bidders the plaintiff was the only one that offered to pay the United States in addition to furnishing all labor,…