Legal Opinion
Blake Construction Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 18, 1978No. 757-71PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSkelton, Senior Judge
Blake Construction Company, Inc. (Blake or plaintiff), a corporation, sues the United States (Government or defendant) for the recovery of money owing to it by the Government under a building construction contract. The Government claims the right of set-off for amounts it paid to adjacent property owners for damages to their buildings during construction of the Government building by Blake. We hold for the Government.
The facts in this case show that on or about January 24, 1964, Blake entered into contract No. GS-03B-14060 (Project No. 49912) as an independent contractor with the General…
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