Ferris v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following were the facts of this case as found by the court: I. On the 5th day of September, 1879, the United States, by its agent, J. N. Macomb, colonel of engineers, U. S. Army, advertised for proposals for dredging from the channel of the Delaware River, near the tipper end of Pettys Island, 200,000 cubic yards, more or less, of sand, mud, and gravel, which advertisement, with the specifications annexed, are attached as Exhibits A…
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following were the facts of this case as found by the court: I. On the 5th day of September, 1879, the United States, by its agent, J. N. Macomb, colonel of engineers, U. S. Army, advertised for proposals for dredging from the channel of the Delaware River, near the tipper end of Pettys Island, 200,000 cubic yards, more or less, of sand, mud, and gravel, which advertisement, with the specifications annexed, are attached as Exhibits A and B to the petition. II. The claimant became a bidder for said work, and the contract was awarded to him; and…
1Opinion of the Court
Weldon, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
Tbe plaintiff on tbe 15th of December, 1881, filed a petition in which be claimed tbe sum of $10,000 as compensation for work performed by him in dredging tbe Delaware River, under a contract dated on tbe 28th day of January, 1880; alleging, that because of tbe work being different from tbe specifications, and tbe assurance of tbe engineer in charge of the work *338that be would be paid for the increased value of the labor, that claimant is entitled to. recover said sum from the defendants.
On the 22d day of January, 1886, he filed an amended petition,…
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