Thompson v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of tbe case : The facts of the case sufficiently appear in the opinions read. On the 9th day of March, 1865, General Thomas, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, required an immediate augmentation of his means of transportation, for present and prospective use.
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The Reporters’ statement of tbe case : The facts of the case sufficiently appear in the opinions read. On the 9th day of March, 1865, General Thomas, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, required an immediate augmentation of his means of transportation, for present and prospective use. The emergency was so great, that it was deemed necessary to dispense with the formalities of advertising for bids j and his chief quartermaster directed purchases to be made in open market, and his subordinates, in obedience to his instructions, inquired for and sought out responsible parties, who could…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
The following I regard as the only ultimate or specific facts in the case, and they present all of the legal questions which the case involves:
I. During the year 1865 Maj. Gen. George EL Thomas commanded the Department of the Cumberland, and Bvt. Brig. Gen. J. L. Donaldson had been assigned to duty as chief quartermaster of the department, in accordance with the Act ith July, 1864. (13 Stat. L., p. 394.) The official relations between General Thomas and his chief quartermaster were of the most intimate and informal character. All the measures taken by the chief quartermaster to procure…
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