Saalfield v. United States

This is an appeal to review a judgment by the Court of Claims in favor of the Government, on a claim for damages growing out of a written contract dated May 18, 1898, for the manufacture of 50 wire-wound rapid fire guns, 25 of 5-inch caliber and 25 of 6-inch caliber. No guns having been delivered under the contract it was annulled by the Chief of Ordnance, with the approval of the Secretary of War, in an order, notice of which was given to the claimants on January 17, 1901. The appellant is the administrator of the survivor of one of two claimants to whom we shall refer in this opinion as…