United States v. New York & P. R. S. S. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
At Law. Action by tbe United States against the New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company. Trial to court.
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, District Judge.
This case grows out of transactions between the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of the Navy Department and defendant, in relation to the transportation of two cargoes of coal from loading ports on Chesapeake Bay to San Francisco.
The complaint alleges three causes of action, all looking to the same result. In the first, plaintiff claims damages for breach of, contract due to the failure of defendant to transport the coal in question; while, in the second and third, it claims compensation for *996services alleged to have been rendered or money expended for defendant by…
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- Henderson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1868
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