Legal Opinion
College Point Boat Corp. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 19, 1925No. 121PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On October 25, 1918, the College Point Boat Corporation agreed to manufacture for the Navy Department 2,000 collision mats. The United States agreed to pay therefor $641,200, and to supply the required canvas. On November 11, 1918, the Armistice was signed. Soon after, the Navy Department informed the Corporation that the mats would probably not be needed, suggested that it stop operations, and asked it to submit a proposition for cancellation of the contract. This notification and request were received before the process of manufacture…
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