AMERICAN CONST. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 48992.

107 F.Supp. 858 (1952)

AMERICAN CONST. CO. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

October 7, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Brown, Houston, Tex., J. Ross Gamble, Washington, D. C., and Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish, Houston, Tex., on the briefs, for plaintiff.

William A. Stern, II, Washington, D. C., Holmes Baldridge, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, MADDEN and HOWELL, Judges.


JONES, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff's claim arises under the Lucas Act, 60 Stat. 902, as amended, 62 Stat. 992, 41 U.S.C.A. § 106 note. Plaintiff suffered net losses without fault or negligence on its part under Government contracts to furnish work, supplies, and services, between September 16, 1940, and August 14, 1945, and asserts that it is therefore entitled to relief from such losses under the Lucas Act, supra.

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