United States v. Power
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from, Third District, Lewis and Clarke County. Action to recover for a loss'in the negligent transportation of government supplies. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMcLeary, J.
The facts of this case may be briefly summarized as follows: On the 28th dajr of April, 1883, Thomas C. Power entered into a contract with the United States, through H. Price, commissioner of Indian affairs, to transport certain supplies from Bismarck, Dakota, and other eastern cities to points within the territory of Montana, during the fiscal year ending the 30th of June, 188é. The contract was in the usual form of government transportation contracts, except that there was noted on the tabular statement appended thereto a memorandum in the following words: “ All rail to Missouri river;…
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