DALTON v. SHERWOOD VAN LINES, INC.

Nos. 93-1343, 93-1391, 93-1392, 93-1394, 93-1398, 93-1399, and 93-1400.

50 F.3d 1014 (1995)

John H. DALTON, Secretary of the Navy, Appellant, v. SHERWOOD VAN LINES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Lapiana, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued, for appellant. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen. and David M. Cohen, Director.

Robert J. Brooks, Washington, DC, argued, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, RADER and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

The issue in these seven consolidated cases is whether the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-13, applies to a special kind of government transaction — the provision of transportation services to the government by a common carrier. We hold that when a common carrier provides transportation services to a government agency under the Transportation Act of 1940, and a government bill of lading serves as the contract...

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