Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. C.J. Langenfelder & Son, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 1989No. 87-834, 87-833PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
This case arises from a dispute involving a 1968 contract between the contractor, C.J. Langenfelder & Son, Inc. (Langenfelder) and the District of Columbia. The basic issue concerns whether in 1968, the contract term “equitable adjustment” included payment of interest on sums owed by the District to Langenfelder for costs incurred by Langenfelder in 1969-70, but not paid to Langenfelder until June 19,1980. Because contract terms must be construed according to their customary and common usage at the time when the parties executed the contract, we disagree with the trial…
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- Crown Coat Front Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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