United States v. Hurley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Action by Joseph A. Hurley, doing business as Hurley & Co., against the United States. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
In an action by Joseph A. Hurley against the United States to recover a sum of money conceded to have been earned, the latter, under section 6 of the Tucker act (Act March 3, 1887, c. 359, 24 Stat. 506 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 755]), set up a counterclaim for damages for failure of Hurley to perform properly a construction contract, the work under which had been completed, accepted, and paid for more than four years before. It was alleged by the government that the army officer authorized to supervise the performance of the contract “carelessly, negligently, and…
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