Venable Const. Co. v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
At Law. Action against the United States to recover for extra work done and materials furnished in the construction of a fortification under a contract.
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This is a suit brought by the Vena-hle Construction Company against the United States to recover $9,981.07. The suit grows out of a contract entered into by the plaintiff with the United States, through O. M. Carter, the engineer *764officer in charge, for the construction of certain fortifications called “gun emplacements,” on Tybee Island, near Savannah, Ga. The contract for this work was entered into on November 30, 1896. The character of the contract, so far as material here, will appear in the discussion of the several items embraced in this suit. The case involves a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Barlow v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1900
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- Driscoll v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1899
- Bowe v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 1890
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