Schneider v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case : This action the claimant brought by the voluntary filing of his petition. The facts found by the court are of great length, but an abstract of them will be found in the opinion. 1. Where one party to an executory contract puts an end to it, by refusing to fulfil, the other party is entitled to an equivalent in damages for the gains or profits which he would have realized from such performance. (Phil., 'Wilm. amd Bali.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case : This action the claimant brought by the voluntary filing of his petition. The facts found by the court are of great length, but an abstract of them will be found in the opinion. 1. Where one party to an executory contract puts an end to it, by refusing to fulfil, the other party is entitled to an equivalent in damages for the gains or profits which he would have realized from such performance. (Phil., 'Wilm. amd Bali. R. R. v. Howard, 13 Howard, p. 307; Fox; v. Harding, 7 Cush., p. 516.) ' 2. The measure of damages to which claimant is entitled in this…
1Opinion of the CourtScoeield, J.
Congress having authorized the erection of a government building at Memphis, Tenn., and made several appropriations therefor, and the foundation walls having been laid, proposals for the cut stone to complete the building, either granite, sandstone, or marble, were invited by public advertisement, dated-December 14, 1877.
Claimant made a proposal for sandstone, which was accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury May 1, 1878; he was notified of this acceptance and directed to “ proceed to work at once.” He was also informed that a contract was in preparation and would be forwarded to him for…
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