United States v. Freel
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York
. This is an action by tbe United States on tbe bond of a contractor for tbe construction of a dry dock at the Brooklyn navy yard.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, District Judge.
Tbe question presented on this demurrer is whether tbe sureties of a contractor, who undertook by contract concluded with tbe United States, on tbe 17th November, 1892, in consideration of $612,000, to build a dry dock, “to be located at such place on tbe water line of tbe navy yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., as shall be designated,” are relieved from liability by reason of a change of such contract by a supplemental agreement concluded between the contractor and tbe United States, on tbe 16th day of June, 1893, whereby it was stipulated that tbe dry dock should be extended to…
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