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Severin v. United States

101 Ct. Cl. 872, 99 Ct. Cl. 435
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
DecidedMay 3, 1943
DocketNo. 43421
StatusPublished

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Severin v. United States, 101 Ct. Cl. 872, 99 Ct. Cl. 435 (U.S. 1943).

Opinion

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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