Cowdrey v. Vandenburgh
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. This was a bill in equity, filed by J. W. Y. Y&ndenburgh, H. L. Crawford, and L. S. Filbert, trading as J. W. V. Vandenburgh & Co., against Rudolph Blumenburgh, to compel the surrender of a certain certificate, of which the following is a copy: — “No. 4441.] Office of Auditor, Board of Public Works, “ Washington, D. C., Dec. 6, 1873. “ I hereby certify that I have this day audited and allowed the account of J. Y. W.…
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Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. This was a bill in equity, filed by J. W. Y. Y&ndenburgh, H. L. Crawford, and L. S. Filbert, trading as J. W. V. Vandenburgh & Co., against Rudolph Blumenburgh, to compel the surrender of a certain certificate, of which the following is a copy: — “No. 4441.] Office of Auditor, Board of Public Works, “ Washington, D. C., Dec. 6, 1873. “ I hereby certify that I have this day audited and allowed the account of J. Y. W. Yandenburgh & Co., for work on Columbia Stre.et, amounting to eight thousand four hundred and fifty-one dollars and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The complainants, composing the firm of Yandenburgh & Co., of the District of Columbia, had, previously to Dec. 6, 1863, entered into contracts with the .Board of Public Works of the District for grading, paving, and improving certain 'streets in the city of Washington. On that day, their account, amounting to $8,451.88, for work on one of the streets, was audited and allowed, and a certificate of the auditor to that effect was issued to them. On the 17th of February following the complainants borrowed of the defendant Blumenburgh the sum of $3,160 for six months, and deposited with him as…
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