Myerle v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found by the court: I. At the time of the events stated in the petition and until lie departed this life, in 1884, Pirineas Burgess, plaintiff’s testator, was a citizen of the United States and a resident of Kings County, N. Y.; lie left a last will and testament, duly admitted to probate, of which claimant was made an executor; letters testamentary thereon have been issued to…
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On the Proofs. The Reporters statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found by the court: I. At the time of the events stated in the petition and until lie departed this life, in 1884, Pirineas Burgess, plaintiff’s testator, was a citizen of the United States and a resident of Kings County, N. Y.; lie left a last will and testament, duly admitted to probate, of which claimant was made an executor; letters testamentary thereon have been issued to claimant. • II. Pursuant to duly advertised requests for proposals, which were accepted by Phineas Burgess, he being the…
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate made with the Government two contracts in relation to the monitor M'onadnock; these contracts provided for building the framework and hull and for all ironwork except the armor. It was in one contract provided, substantially, that the Government should furnish the plans and specifications and deliver all materials, freight paid, at Yallejo, Cal., where the vessel was to be built.
The other contract was for the ironwork (except armor), and construction thereunder was to be begun so soon as the first contract had been completed; to be finished within nine months, there…
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