B-144094, JUN. 2, 1961
Highlights
MERRY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTERS OF MAY 18 AND MAY 31. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS YOU HAVE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS OFFICE AT WHICH TIMES YOU WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF PRESENTING YOUR ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF YOUR CLAIM. YOUR CONTENTIONS WERE FULLY AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND REVIEWED. IT WAS FOUND NECESSARY TO CONCLUDE THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS NOT LEGALLY PAYABLE. WE CAN ONLY SUGGEST THAT IF YOU ARE CONVINCED THAT YOUR CLAIM IS LEGALLY PAYABLE THAT YOU SUBMIT IT TO LITIGATION IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
B-144094, JUN. 2, 1961
TO MR. HENRY W. MERRY:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTERS OF MAY 18 AND MAY 31, 1961, REQUESTING THAT YOU BE ALLOWED TO MEET WITH US TO DISCUSS YOUR CLAIM UNDER CONTRACT DA-19-016-CIVENG-57-259.
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS YOU HAVE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS OFFICE AT WHICH TIMES YOU WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF PRESENTING YOUR ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF YOUR CLAIM. FURTHER, IN OUR LETTERS TO YOU DATED OCTOBER 14, 1960, MARCH 1, 1961, APRIL 27, 1961, AND MAY 15, 1961, YOUR CONTENTIONS WERE FULLY AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND REVIEWED, BUT IT WAS FOUND NECESSARY TO CONCLUDE THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS NOT LEGALLY PAYABLE.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT ANY FURTHER CONFERENCE OR REVIEW OF YOUR CLAIM WOULD SERVE ANY USEFUL PURPOSE. WE CAN ONLY SUGGEST THAT IF YOU ARE CONVINCED THAT YOUR CLAIM IS LEGALLY PAYABLE THAT YOU SUBMIT IT TO LITIGATION IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS.