Legal Opinion

RM Hollingshead Corporation v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided April 7, 1953No. 50123PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MADDEN, Judge.

The Government has made a motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s petition on the ground that it fails to state a cause of action. We summarize the allegations of the petition. The plaintiff was on February 3, 1948, awarded a contract by the United States Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, for the supply of some 108,000 gallons of 25 percent DDT Concentrate in 5-gallon metal drums. The contract contained the following provisions:

“The formula shall consist of 25% (weight-volume basis) technical grade DDT dissolved in a suitable solvent with an emulsifying agent added so…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. Steel Products Engineering Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1931
  3. Spearin v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1916
  4. Whitlock Coil Pipe Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1931

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Atlas Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
  2. J. D. Hedin Construction Company, Inc., for Its Own Use and for the Use of Fischbach & Moore, Its Sub-Contractor v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
  3. J. L. Simmons Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  4. National Presto Industries, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
  5. Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966

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