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BENNETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 155-58.

371 F.2d 859 (1967)

George BENNETT, an Individual d/b/a George Bennett Construction Company v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

January 20, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pierre J. LaForce, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff; John J. Ross, Washington, D. C., attorney of record, Arthur J. Phelan and Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

John R. Franklin, Washington, D. C., with whom was Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., J. William Doolittle, for defendant.

Before COWEN, Chief Judge, and LARAMORE, DURFEE, DAVIS and COLLINS, Judges.

OPINION

COLLINS, Judge.

On June 15, 1951, plaintiff, an individual doing business as George Bennett Construction Company, was awarded a contract calling for the construction of a levee and appurtenances on the Missouri River, near Kansas City, Missouri. At issue here is a matter of contract interpretation, the specific question being whether plaintiff's view of the plans and specifications — restricting the amount of necessary excavation to an area...

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