· 5/29/1953
United States v. Larney
Citations
- 2 C.M.A. 563
- 2 USCMA 563
- 10 C.M.R. 61
- 1953 CMA LEXIS 833
- 1953 WL 1774
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the legal effect of a legally relevant fact is not the proper subject of a stipulation
- granting summary judgment to a plaintiff largely because of an implied waiver of a contract specification by the government
- “[T]he requirement cannot be suddenly revived to the prejudice of a party who has changed his position in reliance on the supposed suspension.”
- government had waived requirement as to the configuration of dishwashing machines where it had not enforced the provision in thirty-six previous contracts with the same party
- “The waiver of a contract provision requires a responsible officer assigned the function of overseeing the essentials of contract performance____Such a waiver by one with such authority will estop the Government.”
- waiver requires party to \reasonably believe[] the requirement to be dead\
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Judges: Brosman, Latimer, Quinn
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