Legal Opinion
Stebel v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 6, 1947No. 46108PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITAKER, Judge.
Plaintiffs sue for breach of contract for the sale to them of 226,003 pounds of paris green.
On March 1, 1943, the United States Navy Yard at Mare Island, California, ad vertised for bids for what was called “survey material,” among which was 226,003' pounds of paris green. Plaintiffs’ bid was high.
The bids were to be opened on March 31, 1943. Not having heard from their bid by April 6, plaintiffs wired the Navy Yard at Mare Island, from their New York office, requesting the name of the successful bidder. On April 13 the Navy Yard wired plaintiffs that a letter of award had…
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