York Engineering & Construction Co. v. United States

62 F.Supp. 546 (1945)

YORK ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO.

v.

UNITED STATES.

No. 45282.

Court of Claims.

February 5, 1945.

On Motion for New Trial June 4, 1945.

Robert P. Smith, of Washington, D. C. (William Ristig, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

W. A. Stern, II, of Washington, D. C., and Francis M. Shea, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before WHALEY, Chief Justice, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, JONES, and MADDEN, Judges.

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff, a partnership, entered into a contract in August of 1935 to build for the United States Lock and Dam No. 9 in the Allegheny River in…