Collins v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the ease: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claim involved in this case was referred to this court by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, at the request of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury, December 17,1894, under the provisions of section 1063 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,'and a duly verified petition was filed in the court by the claimants and served on the Attorney-General on the'21st…
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The Reporters’ statement of the ease: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claim involved in this case was referred to this court by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, at the request of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury, December 17,1894, under the provisions of section 1063 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,'and a duly verified petition was filed in the court by the claimants and served on the Attorney-General on the'21st day of May, 1895, as required by the rules of the court. II. Henry Collins and George Farwell, claimants herein, are…
1Opinion of the CourtHowry, J.
This action arises from a contract for the construction of a lock pit for a new lock at St. Marys Falls Canal in the State of Michigan, for the recovery of $101,110.51 as damages for alleged breaches by the defendants of the agreement, and for extra services undertaken and performed and expenses incurred by plaintiffs, either at the instance of the defendants or because of the breaches alleged, whereby plaintiffs were obliged to perform the services and incur said expenses to carry out the contract. The defendants deny the grounds of action aside from retained percentages and some few items,…
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