Milwaukee Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. v. United States

This is an action brought under the Lucas Act, Public Law 657, 79th Cong., 2nd Sess., Ch. 864, 60 Stat. 902, and was transferred to this court from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia pursuant to Section 6, as amended by Section 37, Act of June 25, 1948 (Public Law 773, 80th Cong., 2nd Sess., 62 Stat. 869).

Plaintiff’s claim is predicated upon a contract with the Navy Department, dated February 12, 1942, for the construction and delivery of aircraft rescue boats. As a result of certain changes in the contract, a dispute arose relative to payment under the…