Moore v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters7 statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On the 31st of May, 1875, Seth W. Beals, superintendent of the construction of the United States court-house and post-office building at Lincoln, Nebr., caused to be published the following advertisement: 11 Proposals for brioles for the United States court-house and post-office, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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The Reporters7 statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On the 31st of May, 1875, Seth W. Beals, superintendent of the construction of the United States court-house and post-office building at Lincoln, Nebr., caused to be published the following advertisement: 11 Proposals for brioles for the United States court-house and post-office, Lincoln, Nebraska. “Office of Superintendent, “ May 31, 1875. “ Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 m. the 12th day of June, ’75, for furnishing and delivering at the site of the Uiiited…
1Opinion of the CourtScoeield, J.
In June, 1875, the defendants, being about to erect a public building at Lincoln, Nebr., contracted with claimants to deliver, during the progress of the work, upon requisition of the superintendent, 600,000 hard-burned red brick. After approval and acceptance by the superintendent, the brick were to be paid for at the rate of $10 per thousand. During the building season of that year, as appears by the third finding of fact, claimants delivered 12,500 brick. These brick, having been first approved and accepted by the superintendent, were used and paid for by the defendants. In the following…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Floyd v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1866
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