Woolverton v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter7s statement of the case: The findings of fact in this case were of great length, including advertisements, tables, etc. The following are those to which the decision of the court relates: I. September 15,1884, the Postmaster-General of the United States caused to be published the following advertisement: “PROPOSALS FOR MAIL-MESSENGER, TRANSFER, AND MAIL-STATION SERVICE.
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The Reporter7s statement of the case: The findings of fact in this case were of great length, including advertisements, tables, etc. The following are those to which the decision of the court relates: I. September 15,1884, the Postmaster-General of the United States caused to be published the following advertisement: “PROPOSALS FOR MAIL-MESSENGER, TRANSFER, AND MAIL-STATION SERVICE. “Post-Office Department, “ Washington, September 15,1884. “Proposals will be received at the contract office of this Department until 4 p. m. of January 3, 1885 (to be decided by January 12,1885), for carrying the…
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
We are again required to mark tbe distinction between “new or additional” service and “extra” service under a “ mail-messenger ” contract. A similar point was presented in the case of Otis v. The United States (20 C. Cls. R., 315), where this court held that “new” service “was service similar in its nature to that embraced in tbe general intent of tbe contract, * * * while £ additional’ service was to be an increase of the service which tbe contract as a whole contemplated.” That case was affirmed upon appeal (120 U. S. R., 115). In tbe case at bar…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Merriam v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. GibbonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. OtisSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Gibbons v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1879
- Otis v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1885