Legal Opinion
Mottram v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 12, 1926No. 142PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice Butler
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Plaintiff filed his petition claiming £44,773, 16s., 3d. damages because of failure of the United States to de-' liver him certain steam packing for which he bid at an auction sale of surplus war materials held at Slough, England. The Court of Claims made findings of fact and gave judgment for the United States dismissing the petition.
By an Act of Congress approved May 10, 1918, c. 70, 40 Stat. 548, the President was authorized to sell property acquired in connection with the prosecution of the War. Pursuant to that Act, an agreement waé…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by16 opinions
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