VINEGAR HILL ZINC COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 342-56.

276 F.2d 13 (1960)

VINEGAR HILL ZINC COMPANY, a Corporation v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

April 6, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander M. Heron, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Pope, Ballard & Loos, Washington, D. C., and Kopp & McKichan, Platteville, Wis., were on the briefs.

David V. Anthony, Washington, D. C., with whom was George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant, Earl L. Huntington, Washington, D. C., was on the brief.


MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff sues the United States for breach of contract. It alleges that the Government agreed to purchase certain zinc to be produced by the plaintiff, but refused to accept or pay for the zinc.

The contract here in suit was at first evidenced by a "letter of intent" written to the plaintiff by the Government's Administrator of General Services on June 30, 1951. The contract was for the production by the plaintiff and the purchase by the...

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