Legal Opinion
Farnsworth & Chambers Co., Inc. v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 11, 1965No. 276-60PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge. 1
This is a claim for $71,168.26 based upon extra work required under a construction contract because of an allegedly unforeseen “changed condition” not indicated by the contract documents or a reasonable pre-award survey of the area. Plaintiff contracted with the Corps of Engineers, in February 1954, to build the power house for the Old Hickory Dam on the Cumberland River near Nashville, Tennessee. Part of the work required the completion and dewatering of a cofferdam enclosing the place where the power house was to be located. 2 Meeting great difficulty in pumping water out of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Carlo Bianchi & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Stein Bros. Mfg. Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Kaiser Industries Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
- John A. Johnson Contracting Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Foster Construction C. A. And Williams Brothers Company, a Joint Venture, Etc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Pedro PeralesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- John G. Vann and Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- Gholson, Byars and Holmes Construction Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
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