HUGHES BROS. v. UNITED STATES

No. 249-52.

134 F.Supp. 471 (1955)

HUGHES BROS., Inc., v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

October 4, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving A. James, New York City, for plaintiff. Krisel, Beck & Taylor, New York City, were on the brief.

Lawrence S. Smith, Washington, D. C., with whom was Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

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


JONES, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff sues to recover $15,150 which the Government collected as liquidated damages for breach of contract. The case comes before us on motion by each party for summary judgment.

In September 1947 the defendant had a number of vessels in berthing sites throughout the country. Among the berthing sites was one in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, designated as Wando Berthing Site, where...

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