Stiers Bros. Construction Co. v. United States

The plaintiff on June 27, 1938, made a contract with the Government to build some 15 miles of levee along the Illinois Biver and one of its tributaries. The price was 8y2 cents per cubic yard for the quantity of levee embankment satisfactorily placed. The work was completed on September 6, 1940, final payment was made by the Government, which the plaintiff accepted without any protest or the reservation of any claim. In this suit the plaintiff claims damages because of (1) the Government’s alleged failure to furnish skilled and semiskilled labor from relief rolls, (2) the Government’s alleged…