J. J. Preis & Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On June 12,1917, a contract in writing was entered into between the plaintiff, J. J. Preis & Co., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, and the United States, represented by Col.
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On June 12,1917, a contract in writing was entered into between the plaintiff, J. J. Preis & Co., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, and the United States, represented by Col. M. Gray Zalinski, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, which contract was designated as contract No. 1324, and by the terms of which the plaintiff undertook to manufacture and deliver about 100,000 olive-drab overcoats to the defendants at a price of $1.947 each, the same to be made…
1Opinion of the CourtHat, Judge
This is a suit brought by the plaintiff against the United States to recover the value of certain alleged savings on certain materials furnished by the United States to the plaintiff.
On June 12, 1917, the plaintiff entered into a written contract with the United States whereby it agreed to manufacture certain garments out of materials furnished it by the United States. By the terms of this contract the plaintiff *85was to receive material from time to time and was to manufacture the garments provided for in the contract. The contract provided that certain allowances should be made for said…
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