Atlantic Dredging Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On the 23d of September, 1879, a contract in writing was duly entered into between the United States, acting through Lieutenant-Colonel Thom, U. S. A., of the one part, and the Atlantic Dredging Company, of New York, of the other part, as alleged in the petition and referred to as “A. D. Co. Exhibit, No. 1.” The contract relates to dredging “for the…
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On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On the 23d of September, 1879, a contract in writing was duly entered into between the United States, acting through Lieutenant-Colonel Thom, U. S. A., of the one part, and the Atlantic Dredging Company, of New York, of the other part, as alleged in the petition and referred to as “A. D. Co. Exhibit, No. 1.” The contract relates to dredging “for the improvement of the channel in Lubec Narrows,” in the State of Maine, consisting of four distinct places. II. In pursuance of…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldoN, J.
On the 23d day of September, A. D. 1879, the claimant and defendants entered into an agreement, the substance of which is that the claimant agreed to perform certain dredging for the defendants in the Lubec Narrows in the State of Maine, consisting of four excavations, amounting in the aggregate to 142,720 cubic yards, more or less, for which the claimant was to receive different prices, according to the location. The contract advertisement and specifications are made a part of the petition as “A. D. Co., Exhibit No. 1.” It is alleged that the defendants had by examination ascertained, as…
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