Line Construction Co. v. United States

This is a suit for material furnished and work performed under a contract that was canceled before completion.

On April 29, 1942, plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant through the Corps of Engineers of the War Department to install an electric distribution system at the air base, Syracuse, New York. The contract work consisted of removal of existing poles, installing transformers, street lighting equipment, aerial and underground cables, and the reconditioning and reinstalling of existing equipment. It was necessary to install approximately 1,000 poles, including the removing and…