Legal Opinion
Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 5, 1957No. 283-52PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, Judge.
The plaintiffs, Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co. and Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., were partners in a joint venture to perform a construction contract made with the United States. The plaintiffs sue for damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of the increased costs of performance of the contract which were due to delays claimed to have been caused by the Government’s breach of the contract.
On or about the 28th of March 1947, the plaintiffs and the Government, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, entered into a standard form Government contract.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- George A. Fuller Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1947
- United States v. Howard P. Foley Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Chalender v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1954
- Chalender v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1954
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3Cited by39 opinions
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