Legal Opinion
United States v. Cunningham
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 1941No. 7783PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
On January 30, 1932, the United States (appellants) entered into a written contract with ’ W. C. Briddell Company for the construction of a bridge over Rock Creek at L Street, Northwest, in the City of Washington. Appellee Cunningham is receiver of the Briddell Company. The contract provided that the work should be completed on July 17, 1932, failing which the United States were authorized to take over the work and prosecute it to completion, holding the contractor for any excess cost, or to permit the contractor to continue the work to completion and then to collect an agreed amount of…
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