Russell Motor Car Co. v. United States

The plaintiff’s action is for the recovery of damages by reason of the cancellation of a contract for 250 antiaircraft gun mounts with sights, which was entered into between it *478and the United States on the 14th of May, 1918, the United States being represented in the execution of said contract by the then Acting Secretary of the Navy. This contract took the number 1498 and will be so referred to.

During the progress of the war representatives of the United States were seeking manufacturers competent to undertake the class of work involved in this and a previous contract, and were recommended…