United States Federal Circuit

Where government contract provisions would make little sense and serve no reasonable purpose unless the cafeteria and kitchen in the government building were to stay open during construction, the contractor lacked a claim for damages incurred for keeping them open.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2001
• Published 04/19/2001

Judges

• FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LINN, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leonard A. White, of Bethesda, Maryland, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief was Elizabeth D. Horton.


• For Appellees:
  
• Franklin E. White, Jr., Trail Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee.   With him on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director;  and Donald E. Kinner, Assistant Director.   Of counsel was Ruth Kowarski, Attorney, General Services Administration, of Washington, DC.