Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. United States

The items making up plaintiff’s claim of $15,213.04, which it insists the defendant illegally charged and withheld, are set forth in finding 7.

The C. & W. Construction Company and the defendant entered into a contract March 27, 1934, for the construction by the C. & W. Co., of twenty-three buildings, including certain utilities, for Army Officers’ Quarters at Aberdeen, Md., for $476,900. Plaintiff was surety on the contractor’s performance bond. The contract period for completion began on March 31,1934, and ended September 8,1935. The original contractor abandoned the work and defaulted on…