Henegan's v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters statement of tlie case: So much of the contract of this case as is necessary for a correct understanding of it will be found quoted in the opinion. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. On the 25th of September, A. II. 1867, in pursuance of previous' advertisement and proposals according to the statute, a contract was made between the defendants, through Maj.
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The Reporters statement of tlie case: So much of the contract of this case as is necessary for a correct understanding of it will be found quoted in the opinion. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. On the 25th of September, A. II. 1867, in pursuance of previous' advertisement and proposals according to the statute, a contract was made between the defendants, through Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, of the one part, and William Iíenegan and John Henegan, who were copartners, of the other part; a copy of which contract, with the specifications attached thereto, is fully set forth in…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
This action is brought upon a contract made in 1867 by William and John Henegan, who were'copartners—
“ To furnish all the materials (except the right of way and burrow-pits), which shall be of sound and good quality, and to perform all the labor necessary in excavating the prism and in constructing and finishing, in every respect, in the most sub stantial and workmanlike manner, the embankment-wall of the canal, or so much thereof as the [then] appropriation of $700,000' will pay for, the same being located for the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi River, and the. work…
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