DAVIS CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 82.

273 U.S. 324 (1927)

DAVIS SEWING MACHINE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Raymond M. Hudson for the appellant.

Solicitor General Mitchell and Assistant Attorney General Galloway were on the brief for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought to recover upon a contract between appellant and the United States to manufacture a large number of Very pistols. It was stipulated in the contract that the Government might terminate it in whole or in part at any time and in that event certain enumerated payments were to be made, not including, however, prospective profits upon uncompleted articles. The contract provided that upon written...

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