Harper v. Hoecherl

SEBRING, J.:

The plaintiff, V. J. Hoecherl, is a painting contractor. In the latter part of June, 1942 he filed his bid with the general building contractor to paint certain U. S. Government buildings which were then under construction at an Army air base in Dade County. The painting specifications provided that the paint might be applied either by brush or by spray gun. Prior to the time that plaintiff had filed his bid, however, he had been informed by a Government bulletin that because of a critical shortage of brush bristles spray painting should be resorted to on Government construction…