Legal Opinion
Mil-Spec Contractors, Inc. v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 16, 1987No. 87-1203PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board), dismissing a contractor’s claim for additional compensation on the ground that an oral agreement to settle the claims constituted an accord and satisfaction. Mil-Spec Contractors, Inc., 87-1 B.C.A. (CCH) 1119,391 (Sept. 23, 1986). We hold that there was not a valid accord and satisfaction, and therefore reverse and remand.
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The government awarded to the predecessor of the appellant Mil-Spec Contractors, Inc. (Mil-Spec), a contract to insulate certain buildings on Norton Air Force…
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