NIPPON HODO COMPANY v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff, a Japanese corporation, made a contract with the United States on June 28, 1950, for the construction of a runway, taxiways and aprons at an air base in Japan. The contract price was some $744,000. Upon the completion of the work, the plaintiff was paid the amount admittedly due it, and executed a release, from which release, however, five specific items of claim were excepted.

One of the five excepted items was a claim for “increased cost required for construction of the base course in a manner different from plans and specifications.” It is that claim which is…