Donnell-Zane Co. v. United States

The plaintiff on May 4, 1922, entered into a contract with the Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, to take down and reerect four steel hangars complete with roller steel doors and to erect eight additional steel doors with connections and foundations at Mitchel Field, Mineóla, Long Island, New York.

The case was referred to a commissioner of the court to take the proofs and report the facts. Neither of the parties having filed exceptions to the report of the commissioner, his report is approved and adopted as the special findings of fact in the case.

By the terms of the contract the…