Monroe v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimants are citizens of the United States and of the State of Ohio.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimants are citizens of the United States and of the State of Ohio. On or about the 25th day of May, 1892, the United States, through W. L. Marshall, a c'aptain in its Corps of Engineers, published the following advertisement inviting-proposals for constructing a canal to be known as the Illinois and Mississippi Canal: “UNited States Engineer Oefice, “Room 90, 134 Van Burén St., “Chicago, III., May 25th, 1892. “ Sealed proposals in triplicate for constructing three…
1Opinion of the Court
Nott, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
On the 1st of August, 1892, the contracting officer of the United States mailed the contract in suit at Chicago, duly executed by both parties, to the Chief of Engineers in Washington for his approval. It was immediately disapproved, and returned to the officer with instructions to readvertise ■ the work. This was done and the work was subsequently let to other parties. The contractors bring their suit accordingly for their- losses sustained and gains prevented.
Whether the reason for which the Chief of Engineers disapproved the contract was a…
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