Legal Opinion
Erie Coal & Coke Corp. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 5, 1925No. 78PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
The judgment appealed from sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition and dismissed the case.
An act of Congress, approved July 11, 1919, 41 Stat. 105, authorized the Secretary of War to sell any surplus supplies then owned by and in the possession of the Government for the use of the War Department " upon such terms as may be deemed best.” The petition alleged the following facts: The Secretary of War advertised approximately 40,000 tons of nitrate of sodium for sale at public auction at Washington, April 13, 1922. The advertisement stated that bidders would be required to make deposit of…
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- Ackerlind v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- South Boston Iron Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Monroe v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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3Cited by32 opinions
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