Charles Nelson Co. v. United States

This is an appear from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing the petition of the plaintiff, the Charles Nelson Company, after a hearing of the evidence and upon findings made. The plaintiff was the lowest and accepted bidder upon advertised solicitation of the Navy Department fdr the furnishing ■ and delivery of lumber at the Puget S'ound Navy Yard for a period ending December 31, 1917. This suit is to recover the sum of $20,321.33, the'amount with interest of the difference between the market value and the price bid upon what the plaintiff claims was an unjust excess over and above…