Condenser Service & Engineering Co. v. United States

Plaintiff, Condenser Service and Engineering Company, Incorporated, a New Jersey corporation engaged in the manufacture of steam condensers and heat exchangers, brings this action against the United States for the recovery of damages resulting from an alleged breach of contract by the War Assets Administration in failing to deliver to plaintiff certain items of surplus property.

On March 21, 1947, the War Assets Administration, through its regional office in Richmond, Virginia, issued Special Offering R.HO-93-242 inviting sealed bids on 27 designated lots of surplus nonferrous metals. Among…