Hampton v. United States

The plaintiff, as executor of the estate of J. D. Young, deceased, brings this suit to recover the various sums hereinafter mentioned, predicating the legal right to do so upon the decedent’s relationship with the United States during the periods involved.

September 10, 1924, J. D. Young contracted in writing with the United States to dredge the channel of 'an old canal between Moss Bluff Bridge and the mouth of Silver Springs Bun, in Florida. The consideration to be paid Young was $50,000, and the work was to be performed in accord with the terms of the contract and detailed specifications.

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