Horton v. United States

This is a claim by the plaintiff for the value of certain materials purchased, labor done, and expenses incurred, in connection with the proposed construction of three hangars at Galveston, Tex., upon which he had made a bid but for which he was never awarded a contract. No contract was ever executed between the parties in writing, as required by law. The representative of the Government with authority to let this contract, and to approve it as prepared, was the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. Under him were several subordinate divisions of this bureau, each of which performed certain…