Legal Opinion
United States v. Blount
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 7, 1960No. Civ. Nos. 11141, 11142PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
These consolidated cases arise out of the construction of a biological laboratory at Fort Detriek, Frederick, Maryland. The Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, was in charge of the construction. The laboratory includes two “cloud chambers”, air-tight rooms of stainless steel, polished to so smooth a finish that there are no pits, cracks or crevices in which germs may lurk after the cloud chambers have been emptied and cleaned from time to time.
The general contract for the laboratory was let to Blount Brothers Construction Company (Blount), which subcontracted the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Abbott v. GatchCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859
- Merrill-Ruckgaber Company v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Freeman v. Stanbern Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
- Benson v. BordenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Wright v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
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