Hickey v. United States

The plaintiff, Louis W. Hickey, is a member of a partnership engaged in the construction business under the firm name of Hickey & Company, with offices in the Commerce Building, Dallas, Texas. The petition alleges that about April 20, 1942, the defendant, acting through the War Department, issued a formal invitation for bids, which was accompanied by plans and specifications, for the construction of two warehouses at the U. S. Quartermaster’s Depot, Fort Worth, Texas. The partnership of Hickey & Company, by plaintiff, Louis W. Hickey, prepared and submitted a lump-sum bid and a bid bond on…