Mitchell v. United States
United States Court of Claims
'The Reporters' statement of the case: . This case was transmitted to the court by the Secretary of War under the Revised Statutes, section 1063. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. On the 9th of November, 1868, the claimant entered into a contract with the defendants, of which the following are the material parts: “This contract, made and entered into at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight…
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'The Reporters' statement of the case: . This case was transmitted to the court by the Secretary of War under the Revised Statutes, section 1063. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. On the 9th of November, 1868, the claimant entered into a contract with the defendants, of which the following are the material parts: “This contract, made and entered into at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, by and between chief Bvt. Brig. Gen’l B. C. Card, ass’t q’r’m’r U. S. Army, acting quartermaster…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
This case was transmitted to the court under the provisions of Revised Statutes, § 1063, by a letter of transmittal from the Secretary of War, of which the following is a copy:
“ The honorable the judges Court of Claims, Washington:
“ The undersigned, Secretary for the Department of War ot the United States, hereby respectfully represents that a claim has been made against said department by David H. Mitchell for grain furnished the government at Fort Harker, Kansas, in 1868, 1869. This claim involves disputed facts and controverted questions of law, and the amount in controversy exceeds three…
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