Lukens Steel Co. v. Perkins

On the Merits.

MILLER, Associate Justice.

In 1936, Congress enacted a statute1 which, among other things, provides that “in any contract made and entered into by any * * * agency * * * of the United States * * * for the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, *630articles, and equipment in any amount exceeding $10,000, there shall be included * * *” five representations and stipulations, the second of which reads as follows :2

“That all persons employed by the contractor in the manufacture or furnishing of the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment used in the performance of the…