# Bell Aircraft Corp. v. United States

> United States Court of Claims · October 2, 1951 · 100 F. Supp. 661

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9642162

## Case

- **Full name:** Bell Aircraft Corp. v. United States
- **Court:** United States Court of Claims
- **Decided:** October 2, 1951
- **Citations:** 100 F. Supp. 661; 120 Ct. Cl. 398; 41 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 243; 1951 U.S. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 17
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Jones
- **Judges:** Jones, Madden, Whitaker, Littleton
- **Cited by:** 8 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

JONES, Chief Judge
(dissenting in part).
I would disallow the second item of $986,-963.93.
1 agree that the Contracting Officer’s decision was not necessarily final.
I would allow plaintiff to recover on the item which was paid and later recouped. This item had been approved by the Contracting Officer. Since it had been- paid it manifestly had the approval of the other authorized officers of the Government. In the absence of fraud or mistake this should have been treated as final.

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