Scott v. United States

stated the case and delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Claims. The facts of the case, so far as it is necessary to consider them, are as follows:

On the 13th of February, 1866, Henry T. Noble, assistant quartermaster in the volunteer military service of the United States, entered into a contract with thef appellant, Scott, whereby the quartermaster “ agrees to furnish all the transportation theTUnited States may require from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Fort Smith; Arkansas, and to and from all points between Little Rock, Arkansas, and Fort…