Legal Opinion

Woodruff v. Hough

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 10, 1876No. 82PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

91 U.S. 596

23 L.Ed. 332

WOODRUFF ET AL.

v.

HOUGH ET AL.

October Term, 1875

ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois.

On the 5th of July, 1871, a contract was entered into between John Allen and the Board of Supervisors of Winnebago County, Ill., for the erection of a county jail, according to certain plans and specifications; the work to be done under the control of a building committee, which should have the right to make changes in the materials or construction of the building upon giving reasonable notice thereof. The contract also provided that all…

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Woodruff v. HoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1875

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Cook v. FoleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  2. Moss v. Best Knitting MillsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  3. Great Northern Ry. Co. v. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1895
  4. Arrow Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Bryant & Detwiler Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Shanks v. WilsonDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1949

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