Legal Opinion
Latham v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 15, 1864PublishedCited by 8 opinions
On the Proofs.
1Opinion of the Court
Casey, Oh. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The claimants, on the 25th day of July, A. D. 1855, entered into a contract with the Secretary of the Treasury, acting on behalf of the *150United States, to build a custom-house at Buffalo, in the State of New York. The contract was made subject to plans and specifications annexed to and made part thereof. The United States afterwards directed the building to be enlarged by adding twenty-five feet to its length, and three feet to the height.
On the 7th day of April, 1856, they entered into a similar contract with the same officer to build a like…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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