Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: On a previous trial of the case, which has not been reported, claimant’s petition was dismissed. The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Prior to the date of the transactions hereinafter referred to the claimant was and still is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, with an office in Cincinnati. II.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: On a previous trial of the case, which has not been reported, claimant’s petition was dismissed. The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Prior to the date of the transactions hereinafter referred to the claimant was and still is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, with an office in Cincinnati. II. May 31, 1906, the general purchasing officer of the Isthmian Canal Commission advertised for bids for the delivery of six duplex steam and compound air compressors, and in response thereto the…
1Opinion of the Court
Peelle, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The question now arises on the claimant’s motion for a new trial on the ground substantially that the judgment rendered is contrary to law.
The claimant, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Ohio, entered into the contract made part of the petition herein with the United States through he Isthmian Canal Commission, dated July 13, but not signed by the claimant until July 27, and by the chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission August 29, 1906, whereby the claimant ■agreed to furnish and deliver by steamer to said commission,…
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