Coastal Cargo Company, Inc. v. The United States

COLLINS, Judge.

The Department of the Air Force, in September 1958, awarded to plaintiff a contract for the transportation of passengers between Charleston, South Carolina, and Nouasseur, Morocco. Subsequently, after plaintiff had been performing for more than 2 months, the Air Force canceled the contract on the ground that the award to plaintiff had been invalid. In this action, plaintiff charges that the cancellation constituted a breach of contract; plaintiff seeks to recover its unreimbursed expenses and, in addition, anticipated profits.

The pertinent facts can be summarized as follows: On…