McCloskey ex rel. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States

It appears without dispute that plaintiff entered into a contract to construct for the defendant a building at West Point, New York. The plaintiff undertook the work, and with the aid of the surety on its bond completed it, but the delays which were incurred in its completion resulted in a greatly enhanced cost of labor and materials over and above what he had anticipated, and he and the bonding company incurred a large loss. Claiming that the defendant was responsible for these delays and the increased cost, this suit *124has been brought by plaintiff in part for the use of the surety on its…