William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. v. United States

This case is again before the court on motion for new trial by both claimants and defendants.

The claimant company, on October 1, 1898, entered into a contract with the defendant to construct the battleship Maine. The claimant was to furnish all the necessary material entering into the vessel except the armor and armament and to complete the same within 32 months from the date of the contract, viz, June 1, 1901. The defendants agreed to furnish the armor specified in clause 3 of the contract “ within the times and in the order required to carry on the work properly.” The claimant subsequent to…