Legal Opinion
Gresham, Smith & Partners v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 23, 1991No. Nos. 91-60C, 91-109CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NETTESHEIM, Judge.
This case is before the court after argument on defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment against a subcontractor, suing on behalf of the prime. The issue for decision is whether the prime contractor released the subcontractor’s *798claim and whether the doctrine of patent ambiguity bars both contractors’ claims.
FACTS
The following facts are undisputed, unless otherwise noted. On June 14,1985 the United States Postal Service (the “Postal Service”) and Rentenbach Constructors, Inc. (“Rentenbach”), entered into Contract, No. 109320-85-V-0049 (the “prime contract”) for…
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