Hummel v. United States

There is no controversy about the facts of this case. The sale was made by an advertisement by the Ordnance Bureau of the War Department of about 42,000 tons of shell forgings located at eight different places. The advertisement gave the tonnage at each place. The price to be quoted was gross tons f. o. b. cars where stored, shipping instructions to accompany bids; material to be shipped within 10 days after award was made; sight draft to attach to bill of lading; certified check for 10 per cent of the tonnage desired was to accompany the bid.

The plaintiff bid upon three of these lots, as…