...United States, 97 US 398, 402; Sweeney v. United States, 109 US 618, 620; •"ARTICLB 15. Diiputes. — Except as otherwise specifically provided in this...concerning questions of fact arising under this contract •hall be decided by the contracting officer subject to written appeal by the contractor within 30...

...Comptroller General is therefore immaterial and of no legal effect. Art. 15 of the contract providing that "All disputes concerning questions of fact arising...contract shall be decided by the contracting officer'' made his decision final and conclusive 011 the parties to the contract, subject only to appeal by the...

...and the Contractor notifies the Contracting Officer as provided in said paragraph (b) . ***** ARTICLE 11. Disputes. — Except as otherwise specifically...contract, all disputes concerning questions of fact which may arise under this contract, and which are not disposed of by mutual agreement, shall be decided...

...this contract, all disputes concerning auestions of fact arising under this contract shall be ecided by the contracting officer subject to written appeal by the contractor within 30 days to the head of the department concerned or his duly authorized representative, whose decision shall be final...

...the contracting officer. * * *" (d) Article 15 (Disputes) contained the usual provision that "* * * all disputes concerning questions of fact arising...this contract shall be decided by the contracting ' See findings 8 (e) and 34 (c). • The full texts of Articles 9, 13, and 15 are set forth in finding...

...the contract involved questions of fact. Article 15 of the contract, entitled Disputes, provided : Except as otherwise specifically provided in this...all disputes concerning questions of fact arising 147 C. Cls. Opinion of the Court under this contract shall be decided by the contracting officer subject...

...meaning of the provision in Article 15 of the contract that "all other disputes concerning questions arising under this contract shall be decided by the...contracting officer * * *, subject to written appeal * * * to the head of the department," and I would not do so. Reporter's Statement of the Case JAMES...

...for completing the work shall be final and conclusive on the parties hereto. * * * » » ARTICLE 15. Disputes. — Except as otherwise specifically provided...contract, all disputes concerning questions of fact which may arise under this contract, and which are not disposed of by mutual agreement, shall be decided...

...drawings and other information as he may consider necessary unless otherwise provided. ARTICLE 14. Disputes. — Except as otherwise specifically provided...this contract, all disputes concerning questions of facts which may arise under this contract, and which are not disposed of by mutual agreement, shall...

...specifically provided in this contract," disputes on questions of fact arising under the contract should be decided by the contracting officer subject to written appeal by the contractor within thirty days to the head of the department concerned, whose decision would be final. The principal exception...