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Robinson v. United States, 261 U.S. 486 (1923)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Robinson v. United States, 261 U.S. 486 (1923)
Robinson v. United States No. 335 Argued March 16, 1923 Decided April 9, 1923 261 U.S. 486
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
Syllabus
1. Stipulations in construction contracts obliging the contractor to pay liquidated damages for each day’s delay are appropriate means of inducing due performance and of affording compensation in case of failure to perform, and are to be given effect according to their terms. P. 488.
2. Where a public building contract obliged the contractor to pay liquidated damages for each day’s delay not caused by the government, and delays were attributable to both parties, held that the government was entitled to the damages for the part of the delay specifically found by the Court of Claims to have been due wholly to the fault of the contractor. Id.
3. Where defects in a building result partly from the character of materials expressly required by the building contract and partly from the fault of the contractor, the fact that the contractor pointed out the unsuitability of the material specified and suggested a substitute, after the contract was made, does not relieve him of the obligation to repair the defects under his guaranty of the condition of the work for a stated period after its acceptance. P. 489.
57 Ct.Clms. 7 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claim sustaining, in part only, the appellant’s claim for moneys due under a building contract.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Robinson v. United States, 261 U.S. 486 (1923) in 261 U.S. 486 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EWVYPMB8X5QIDPZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Robinson v. United States, 261 U.S. 486 (1923), in 261 U.S. 486, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EWVYPMB8X5QIDPZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Robinson v. United States, 261 U.S. 486 (1923). cited in 1923, 261 U.S. 486. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EWVYPMB8X5QIDPZ.
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