Campbell v. District of Columbia
United States Court of Claims
The claimants sue' for work done for the District under two contracts set forth in the findings. The defendants file a plea of set-off and counter-claim for overpayments made through the Board of Audit.
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The claimants sue' for work done for the District under two contracts set forth in the findings. The defendants file a plea of set-off and counter-claim for overpayments made through the Board of Audit. The facts sufficiently appear in the following findings made by the court: TENTH-STREET WORK; CONTRACT NO. 152. I. On the 29th of September, 1871, the claimants entered into a contract with the Board of Public Works for the improvement of Tenth street, between Bast Capitol street and Maryland avenue, known as contract No. 152, which was subsequently extended, July 23,1872, and July 29,1872, to…
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · ScofieldScofield, J.
September 29, 1871, the claimants entered into a contract, No. 152, with the Board of Public Works for the improvement of Tenth street east. July 29, 1872, the contract was so extended as to include much additional work.
September 29, 1871, another contract, known as No. 157, was made by claiipants with the Board of Public Works for the improvement of Eighth street east.
Under these two contracts work was begun in 1871 and continued until about the beginning of 1873. About that time, in consequence of financial embarrassment, both of the claimants and the defendant, work was suspended.
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