Legal Opinion
Wells Brothers Co. of NY v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 8, 1920No. 75PublishedCited by 62 opinions
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims, sustaining a general demurrer to and dismissing the amended petition.
The ¿negations of this amended petition, admitted by the demurrer and essential to be considered, are:,
The appellant, a corporation organized under the laws of New York, and engaged in the general building and construction business, entered into a. written contract with the United States for the construction of a post office, and court house building in New Orleans, dated September 30, 1909, for which it was to be. paid $817,000, but its bond for performance was not…
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- Day v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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- Chouteau v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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- United States v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- George A. Fuller Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1947
- Charles I. Hosmer, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- H. E. Crook Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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