Dravo Corp. v. United States

This action was brought pursuant to the Act of Congress, approved June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1197, conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine and enter judgment against the United States upon the claims of contractors who performed work or furnished materials on contracts with the United States entered into on or before August 10, 1933, and whose costs were increased as a result of the enactment of the National Industrial Recovery Act. There are five contracts involved, each of which is set forth in a separate count in plaintiff’s petition. With respect to Counts II, IV,…