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Koppers Company, Inc. v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided December 13, 1968No. 254-65PublishedCited by 112 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON PLAINTIFF’S AND DEFENDANT'S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LARAMORE, Judge.

This is a suit to recover $48,280 as damages based either on a breach of contract or, alternatively, on the termination-for-convenience article of the contract.

Briefly, plaintiff’s 1 claims stem from the Army’s rejection of landing mats it had delivered as its best efforts to perform the contract. Subsequently, the contracting officer terminated the con tract for default. 2 Plaintiff appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, pursuant to the Disputes Clause, and claimed that fulfillment of the design…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  5. United States v. Carlo Bianchi & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by112 opinions

  1. Torncello v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
  2. Seaboard Lumber Company and Capital Development Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  3. Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1972
  4. Electronic and Missile Facilities, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  5. Foster Construction C. A. And Williams Brothers Company, a Joint Venture, Etc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970

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