Legal Opinion
Wilner v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 30, 1991No. 404-89CPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NETTESHEIM, Judge.
This construction contract case is before the court after trial on the merits. Melvin Wilner, d/b/a Wilner Construction Co. (“plaintiff”), seeks recovery for alleged government-caused delay arising in conjunction with construction of a building. At issue is whether any delays along the “critical path” leading to completion of the building were attributable to either the Government or the contractor or were unapportioned concurrent delays caused by both parties.
BACKGROUND
When the critical path is at issue, the Government may only be liable for delays that it caused if…
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