Sheridan-Kirk Contract Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter’s statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. A contract was signed on May 5, 1903, between the United States, acting through Capt. William J. Barden, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and the claimant^ and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, on May 16, 1903, whereby the claimant agreed to construct a portion of the work on the Colbert Shoals Canal on the Tennessee River in Alabama.
Read the full summary
The Reporter’s statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. A contract was signed on May 5, 1903, between the United States, acting through Capt. William J. Barden, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and the claimant^ and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, on May 16, 1903, whereby the claimant agreed to construct a portion of the work on the Colbert Shoals Canal on the Tennessee River in Alabama. The contract and specifications are annexed to the petition as Exhibit A. On October 26,1903, Capt. Barden suggested to the…
1Opinion of the CourtHat, Judge
This is a suit brought by the Sheridan-Kirk Contract Co. against the United States for the sum of $8,576.50. The plaintiff bases its suit upon the provisions of two contracts. The original contract was entered into on May 5, 1903, and provided for building a section of the Colbert Shoals Canal in the Tennessee Diver. The second contract was a modification of the first and was entered into by the parties on the 14th day of December, 1903. Under the first contract the plaintiff contracted to build a concrete wall on the edge of the river parallel with the south bank to form the boundary of a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Otis v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1885
- Chambers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1889
- Edgar & Thompson Foundry & Machine Works v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commercial Metals Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966