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McQUAGGE v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 7176.

197 F.Supp. 460 (1961)

C. H. McQUAGGE, d/b/a Shreveport Contracting Company v. UNITED STATES of America v. GREAT AMERICAN INDEMNITY COMPANY, Third-Party-Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.

September 13, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth G. Burgess, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff and Third Party Defendant.

T. Fitzhugh Wilson, U. S. Atty., and Edward V. Boagni, Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for the United States.

BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

This case presents a disgusting example of bureaucratic incompetence, irresponsibility, negligence, and outright disdain for the Government's interests, in connection with a $55,000 construction contract at Barksdale Air Force Base. The intricate details will be developed in the course of this opinion.

Plaintiff, C. H. McQuagge, d/b/a Shreveport Contracting Company, brought this suit against the United States for recovery...

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