Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that \there is no liability on the part of [a] contractor for executing [Congress'] will\
• noting that “there is no liability on the part of the contractor for executing [the] will [of Congress]”
• recognizing contract specification defense where contractor is an \agent or officer of the Government\
• refusing to pass upon a takings claim because of the existence of a statute \afford[ing] a plain and adequate remedy\
• refusing to pass upon a takings claim because of the existence of a statute “afford[ing] a plain and adequate remedy”
• emphasizing that “[t]he Court of Appeals . . . found it to be undisputed that the work which the contractor had done . . . was all authorized and directed by the Government of the United States”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).