Supreme Court of the United States, 1943

Severin v. United States

Severin v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 3, 1943
101 Ct. Cl. 872; 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.

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