RNJ INTERSTATE CORP. v. U.S.

No. 99-5007.

181 F.3d 1329 (1999)

RNJ INTERSTATE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

June 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly N. Warnick, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

Todd M. Hughes, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. On the brief were David M. Cohen, Director, and Shalom Brilliant, Senior Trial Counsel.

Before MAYER, Chief Judge, RADER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

This government contract case concerns the destruction by fire of a building that the contractor was in the process of renovating. The government and the contractor stipulate that neither was at fault with respect to the fire. We agree with the trial court that the government is not liable to pay for the contractor's uncompensated work, and we therefore affirm the judgment in the government's favor.

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