Wentworth v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The testimony places beyond dispute the following propositions : 1. That the Government contracted for the delivery by the claimant of the boiler felting and other articles, for which payment of the different sums in the petition mentioned is by him claimed, at the prices therein set down. 2. That the claimant delivered the same to the Government at or about the dates given in the petition. 3. That the Government never returned, or offered to return, the same or any part…
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The testimony places beyond dispute the following propositions : 1. That the Government contracted for the delivery by the claimant of the boiler felting and other articles, for which payment of the different sums in the petition mentioned is by him claimed, at the prices therein set down. 2. That the claimant delivered the same to the Government at or about the dates given in the petition. 3. That the Government never returned, or offered to return, the same or any part thereof to the claimant, or made any question as to the quality of any part thereof, or disputed the fact that the amounts…
1Opinion of the CourtMilligan, J.
This action is brought in the name of Charles C. Wentworth; but it is averred in the petition that Matthias Ellis and Joseph *306Pratt are equal joiut owners with him. in the claim. The amount sought to be recovered is $12,343 83; and the claim is founded on the following facts:
On the 7th of November, 1864, the United States naval storekeeper at the city of Boston, for the Bureau of Steam Engineering, in obedience to a requisition drawn on him by the chief engineer on duty at that station, issued a requisition for 1,305 square feet boiler felting for the Paul Jones; 1,330 square feet boiler…
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- Henderson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1868
- Reeside v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1866
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