Legal Opinion
Blount Brothers Construction Company v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided September 28, 1965No. 249-61PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, Judge.
This action arises out of a contract entered into by plaintiff and the Department of the Navy’s Bureau of Yards and Docks. The contract provided for the construction by plaintiff of a rotating arm and maneuvering basin at the David W. Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Mainland. The claims set forth in plaintiff’s petition are made on behalf of certain of plaintiff’s subcontractors.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment. The “Severin doctrine,” upon which defendant’s motion is based, derives its name from Severin v. United States, 99 Ct.Cl. 435 (1943), cert. denied, 322 U.S. 733,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. Blair Ex Rel. Roanoke Marble & Granite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Severin v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1943
- Blount Brothers Construction Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
- F. H. McGraw & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Kaiser Industries Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
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3Cited by18 opinions
- University of Alaska v. Modern Construction, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Southern Construction Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- Ukrainian Nat. Urban Renewal Corp. v. Joseph L. Muscarelle, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- Seger v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1972
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