Lyons v. District of Columbia
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The controversy here was entirely upon the counter-claim, in regard to which the following facts were found by the court: I. In 1871 the Board of Public Works established the price of Belgian pavement a.t $2.80 a square yard.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The controversy here was entirely upon the counter-claim, in regard to which the following facts were found by the court: I. In 1871 the Board of Public Works established the price of Belgian pavement a.t $2.80 a square yard. They subsequently increased the price, but to what amount does not appear, except by the following statement: After the Commissioners came into power they made many extension contracts in which they agreed to pay the “ prices established and paid by the Board of Public Works.” Thereupon the engineer made a schedule of “prices…
1Opinion of the CourtScorield, J.
In 1875 and 1876 the claimant entered into divers contracts with the defendant, in which he agreed to furnish materials and perform the work in the improvement of streets and the construction of sewers in the District of Columbia. The contract requirements were all executed and claimant was paid in full therefor, except certain sums retained as guaranty for the character of the work. These sums amount to $1,797.53. The terms of the guaranty are fulfilled, and the claimant is entitled now to claim this balance, and it is so admitted by the defendant.
The only contest in the case is over the…
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- District of Columbia v. ClussSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Neitzey v. District of ColumbiaUnited States Court of Claims · 1881
- Campbell v. District of ColumbiaUnited States Court of Claims · 1883
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- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaUnited States Court of Claims · 1887