SANTA FE ENGINEERS, INC. v. UNITED STATES

Appeal No. 85-2682.

801 F.2d 379 (1986)

SANTA FE ENGINEERS, INC., Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Martinez, Kilcullen, Wilson and Kilcullen, Washington, D.C., argued for appellant.

Richard W. Oehler, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, of Washington, D.C., argued for appellee; with him on the brief were Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director and Thomas W. Petersen, Asst. Director; Bernadine T. Harrity, Office of Gen. Counsel, Veterans Admin., of counsel.

Before DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and RE, Chief Judge.


DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from the Veterans Administration Board of Contract Appeals (VABCA) presents the legal question of the correct interpretation of a contract provision used by the Veterans Administration (VA) in its construction contracts. The VABCA upheld the Government's understanding of the reach and validity of that clause, and rejected those of appellant contractor. VABCA No. 1832, 85-2 B.C.A. (CCH) ¶ 18,008 (1985). We affirm.

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