Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. City of Chicago

GRANT, District Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant 1 (Bethlehem) brought this action to recover an item of $52,000.00, together with certain items of interest, etc., withheld by the Defendant (City), as liquidated damages for delay in furnishing, erecting, and painting of the structural steel for a portion of the South Route Superhighway, now the “Dan Ryan Expressway”, in the City of Chicago. On consideration of a motion and a counter-motion for summary judgment, the District Court concluded that Plaintiff’s claims on the items in controversy should be denied and entered judgment accordingly. 2 We…