Drake America Corp. v. United States

CoweN, Ghief Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

By H. Bes. 621, 85th Cong., 2d Sess., the House of Bep-resentatives has asked us, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1492 and 2509, for a report as to whether plaintiff is legally or equitably entitled to additional compensation for services and materials furnished in connection with a research and development contract for the removal of snow and ice from airfield runways.1

Plaintiff, a Government contractor, claims $140,759.29 as additional expenses incurred in the performance of the contract.

In 1948 or 1949, as a result of its experience in the…