Edward E. Gillen Co. v. United States

Plaintiff sues, under the Act of June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1197, to recover for increased costs incurred as a result of the enactment of the National Industrial Recovery Act. Plaintiff, on December 19,1932, contracted with the Government to construct Lock No. 5 on the Mississippi River. Work was begun about April 21, 1933, and completed about March 7, 1934. The S. M. Siesel Company was associated with plaintiff in the performance of the contract, doing a part of the work and sharing the costs, and having a right to share in the profits, if any.

The National Industrial Recovery Act became…