Severin v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Severin v. United States, 101 Ct. Cl. 872 (1943)
99 Ct. Cl. 435
Severin v. United States
Opinion of the Court
Government contract; breach by Government; damages sustained by subcontractor; assignment of claim forbidden by statute; nominal damages not recoverable against Government.
Decided May 3, 1943; plaintiff entitled to recover only for the actual loss incurred by plaintiff and not for loss by subcontractor. Opinion 99 C. Cls. 435.
Plaintiff’s petition for writ of certiorari denied by the Supreme Court May 1,1944.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- NILS P. SEVERIN, AS SURVIVING PARTNER OF NILS P. SEVERIN AND ALFRED N. SEVERIN (NOW DECEASED), FORMERLY CO-PARTNERS TRADING UNDER THE STYLE OF N. P. SEVERIN COMPANY v. United States
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- Published