Laughlin v. District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COUET OF CLAIMS. This was a suit in the Court of Claims against the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief-Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a suit brought July 28, 1880, under the act of June 16, 1880, ch. 243, 21 Stat. 284, by Matthew J. Laughlin against the District of Columbia to recover an amount claimed to be due upon five certificates of the auditor of the board of public works. The facts are these:
Laughlin contracted with the board of public works to do certain work and furnish certain materials in grading the streets in Washington. The work was done and the board, according to its usage with contractors, issued to the attorney in fact of Laughlin…
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