WRB Corp. v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that a trade practice of using masonite doors on paint-grade cabinets does not overcome an unambiguous contract provision requiring wood doors on paint-grade cabinets
• “The objection must be directed to the contracting officer (or his authorized representative) because, by the agreement of the parties embodied in that provision, he is only person with the prerogative to alter the contractual requirements.”
• the total cost “theory has never been favored by the court and has been tolerated only when no other mode was available and when the reliability of the supporting evidence was fully substantiated.”

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Cited by

106 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Keco Industries, Inc. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1974-02-20· cited 299×
• Metric Constructors, Inc. v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Federal Circuit· 1999-03-03· cited 228×
• Dawco Construction, Inc. v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1991-04-03· cited 149×
• Servidone Construction Corporation, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1991-04-24· cited 123×
• Foster Construction C. A. And Williams Brothers Company, a Joint Venture, Etc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1970-12-11· cited 109×
• Mega Construction Co. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 1993-08-27· cited 107×
• James A. Boyajian, Assignee of Triumph Manufacturing Company, Bankrupt v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1970-03-20· cited 104×
• Electronic and Missile Facilities, Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1969-10-17· cited 103×
• Miller Elevator Co. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 1994-02-24· cited 91×
• J. L. Simmons Company, Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1969-07-16· cited 87×
• Joseph Sternberger, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Spenco, Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1968-10-18· cited 77×
• G.M. Shupe, Inc. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1984-07-31· cited 77×
• North Star Alaska Housing Corp. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2007-03-07· cited 76×
• Amelco Electric v. City of Thousand Oaks
  California Supreme Court· 2002-02-04· cited 64×
• Tecom, Inc. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2005-06-27· cited 64×
• Urban Plumbing & Heating Co., an Oregon Corporation v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1969-03-14· cited 62×
• Raytheon Company (Doing Business as Raytheon Systems Company) v. Thomas E. White, Secretary of the Army
  Federal Circuit· 2002-09-24· cited 57×
• Chris Berg, Inc. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1972-02-18· cited 57×
• Assurance Company v. The United States
  Federal Circuit· 1987-03-10· cited 56×
• Youngdale & Sons Construction Co. v. United States
  Federal Claims· 1993-01-15· cited 52×

Cites

61 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corp. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1965-01-22· cited 319×
• United States v. Blair Ex Rel. Roanoke Marble & Granite Co.
  Supreme Court· 1944-05-08· cited 224×
• WPC Enterprises, Inc. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1963-10-11· cited 211×
• J. D. Hedin Construction Company, Inc., for Its Own Use and for the Use of Fischbach & Moore, Its Sub-Contractor v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1965-06-11· cited 154×
• Fruhauf Southwest Garment Co. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1953-05-05· cited 122×
• Commerce International Company, Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1964-10-16· cited 121×
• Specialty Assembling & Packing Co., Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1966-01-21· cited 93×
• Laburnum Construction Corporation v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1963-12-13· cited 87×
• F. H. McGraw & Co. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1955-04-05· cited 78×
• The Len Company and Associates v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1967-10-13· cited 72×
• River Construction Corp. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1962-11-07· cited 71×
• Joseph H. Roberts v. The United States, Great American Insurance Company, Third-Party
  Third Circuit· 1966-03-18· cited 63×
• New York Shipbuilding Corporation v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1967-06-09· cited 52×
• J. A. Jones Construction Company v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1968-02-16· cited 50×
• H.L.C. & Associates Construction Company, Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1966-06-10· cited 49×
• Struck Construction Co. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1942-05-04· cited 49×
• Gholson, Byars and Holmes Construction Company v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1965-10-15· cited 46×
• Anthony P. Miller, Inc. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1963-04-05· cited 46×
• Chalender v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1954-03-02· cited 45×
• Herman Adams, Doing Business as Adams Manufacturing Company v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1966-04-15· cited 41×

Other cases named WRB Corp. v. United States

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• WRB Corp. v. United States
  Court of Claims· 1966-12-16· cited 5×