Court of Claims, 1922

Warren v. United States

Warren v. United States
Court of Claims · Decided November 13, 1922
57 Ct. Cl. 576; 1922 U.S. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 280; 1922 WL 1873

Counsel

Messrs. Peaslee dé Compton for the plaintiff., Mr. Alexander H. McCormick, with whom was Mr. Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Lovett, for the defendant.

Warren v. United States

Opinion of the Court

*580memorandum by the court.

The contract provided for liquidated damages in the event of delay in the completion of the work, and whether the contractor should be allowed extensions of the contract period was left to the decision of a designated tribunal, whose action is made conclusive upon the parties. It is also controlling upon the court. See Gleason case, 175 U. S. 588, Patricia Corr & Sons case, 55 C. Cls., 7, 23, and cases there cited.

The plaintiff is entitled to recover for the items stated in Finding X the sum of $838.56, and the petition as to other items is dismissed.

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