BRAND INV. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 44617.

58 F.Supp. 749 (1944)

BRAND INV. CO. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

June 5, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Roberts, of Detroit Mich. (Max N. Freeman, of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for plaintiff.

W. A. Stern, II, of Washington, D. C., and Francis M. Shea, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary K. Fagan and Milton Kramer, both of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for defendant.

Before WHALEY, Chief Justice, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, and MADDEN, Judges.


MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff made a contract with the Government for the construction of a Post Office building at New Castle, Pennsylvania. While the work was under way, the Government issued a telegraphic stop order, which is quoted in finding 5. This stop order was not lifted for 113 days, and the plaintiff was actually stopped in its work for 109 days. It claims that the stop order with its consequent delay was a breach of the contract and seeks damages. The Government...

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