Boomer v. Abbett

This action, tried by the court without a jury, grew out of a subcontract entered into by plaintiff copartnership with defendant Abbett under a prime contract between said Abbett and the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The prime contract was to construct a transmission line in northern California. The subcontract was to perform the excavation for and installation of the transmission line towers and certain other work.

Question Presented

Mainly, whether the excavation of the eight tower sites in the “dredger tailings” area was included in the prime contract and the subcontract.

Facts

The…