Legal Opinion

Blake Construction Company, Inc. v. United States of America, United States of America v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 3, 1961No. 15948, 16049PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

In 1950 the Public Buildings Service of General Services Administration entered into negotiations with Blake Construction Company, appellant in No. '15948, for the renovation of a portion of a government building. A letter of understanding from the GSA, dated December 28, 1950, stated that Blake was to perform the work in accordance with specifications to be drawn by GSA for a *395lump-sum figure to be determined on the basis of 5% for profit, and that a contemplated formal contract “will include a clause providing for renegotiation at completion of the work.” A further…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dobson v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Lowell O. West Lumber Sales, a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  3. National Electronic Laboratories, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1960
  4. Larmore v. Peoples State BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. WPC Enterprises, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  2. Wingate Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
  3. Raymond Campbell, D/B/A Ray's Photographic Studio v. Tennessee Valley Authority, Defendant-Third Party v. Earl Daniel, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  4. Allied Paint & Color Works, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  5. United States v. Sears, Roebuck and CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985

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