Caribbean Engineering Co. v. United States

The plaintiff sues to recover liquidated damages assessed against it for failure to complete on time the contract for the building of certain houses in Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, and also to recover damages which it claims it suffered by reason of delays in the construction caused by the defendant.

The contract was completed 137 days after the original completion date. The plaintiff was granted an extension of time of 71 days. It was assessed liquidated damages at $200 a day for the remainder of 66 days, a total of $13,200. The principal controversy is over…