Ripley v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for püblic work with the United States and the validity of claims made by the contractor thereunder, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
These are cross appeals from a judgment entered by the Court of. Claims against the United States and in favor of Henry C. Ripley. The claim of Ripley was based upon a written contract between himself and the United States, executed on April 6, 1903, containing numerous stipulations, by which in substance Ripley agreed to furnish materials for and do certain jetty work at Aransas Pass, Texas, authorized by an act approved June 13, 1902 (32 Stat. 340).
In his amended petition Ripley set forth numerous items of damage, aggregating $45,930.00, which it was asserted resulted from violations by the…
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