United States v. Gleason
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Claims covering two suits in that court, Nos. 17,782 and 17,783, consolidated and heard and decided as ,one suit, in which judgment was entered for the plaintiffs.
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APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Claims covering two suits in that court, Nos. 17,782 and 17,783, consolidated and heard and decided as ,one suit, in which judgment was entered for the plaintiffs. The first suit was on a contract entered into August 4, 1885, between Lieutenant Colonel W. E. Merrill, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, for and on behalf of the United States, and John K,. Gleason and George W. Gosnell as partners, for the excavation of 110,000 cubic yards, more or less, of rock, in the improvement of the head of the Louisville…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
Gleason & Gosnell, a firm of contractors, entered into agreements with officers of the Engineer Corps of the United States Army, acting for and on behalf of the United States, whereby the former undertook to perform certain specified work within a certain specified time. The work specified was not completed within tho time fixed, nor at any time. Nevertheless, the contractors claimed in the court below that they were entitled to recover the contract price for the portion of the work which was actually done, and damages for the uncompleted portion, because, as they alleged, they had been…
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