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                 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
~    ;WASHINGTON. O.C. 2--G


B-195577                                       August 1 31-, 1979










'The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Chairman:

     This is in response_to your letter of July 25, 1979,
requesting our views onLH.R. 3458, For the relief of the
J.R. Norton Company This private relief legislation would
provide for full reimbursement of attorneys' fees and other
related costs incurred by J.R. Norton Company in pursuing
,a claim before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.

     Generally, as in litigation in federal courts, legal
fees for prosecuting or defending claims in contract appeal
proceedings are not recoverable. Lear Siegler, Inc.,
ASBCA No. 20040, January 31, (1979 79-1 BCA $ 13,687. Since
this legislation would result in the preferential treatment
of J.R. Norton Company over other companies similarly
situated, we do not favor its enactment.

                              Sincerely yours,



                       Acting Comptroller General
                             of the United States


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