Legal Opinion
Kunglig Jarnvagsstyrelsen v. Dexter & Carpenter, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 8, 1929No. 141PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwan, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Moro than 50 errors have been assigned, but the questions presented for decision are comparatively few in number. The chief attack is based upon a claim of sovereign immunity. Before discussing that question, however, we will deal with other alleged errors.
The theory of the counterclaim was that the contract of December 4, 1919, nominally between Dexter & Carpenter and Beijer & Co., was really made by the latter as agent for the Railways, or, if not originally so made, was subsequently ratified and adopted by the Railways as its contract. In opposition to…
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