McWilliams Dredging Co. v. United States

On June 11,1945, the plaintiff entered into a contract with the United States, represented by the U. S. Engineer Office of the War Department, to lease the plaintiff’s dredge, the George A. McWilliams, with all necessary operating personnel and attendant plant to do dredging on the Mississippi River at any point from Cairo, Illinois, to the mouth of the river. Payment for the use of the dredge was to be at specified rates per hour. The specifications contained pertinent provisions as to what should constitute pay time. The dispute in this case is as to whether the plaintiff is entitled to be…