Johnson v. District of Columbia
United States Court of Claims
On the defendants' Counterclaim and plaintiff’s Exception to the Referee’s Report. The Reporter’s statement of the case: The court made findings of fact when this case was origi-' nally before it, 31 C. Cls., 395, and it now adopts as findings of fact Findings I, II, and III as then found, and adds thereto Findings IV, V, and VI, as follows: I. Peter McNamara had several contracts with the defendant, through the late corporation of Washington, the late board of public works,…
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On the defendants' Counterclaim and plaintiff’s Exception to the Referee’s Report. The Reporter’s statement of the case: The court made findings of fact when this case was origi-' nally before it, 31 C. Cls., 395, and it now adopts as findings of fact Findings I, II, and III as then found, and adds thereto Findings IV, V, and VI, as follows: I. Peter McNamara had several contracts with the defendant, through the late corporation of Washington, the late board of public works, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia by extensions thereof, for work and materials, being a certain…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, Chief Justice
This case was before this court and judgment was rendered therein in June, 1896, which, upon appeal by the defendants, was reversed by the Supreme Court, 165 U. S., 330. The findings of fact in the original case, see 31 C. Cls., 395, are again adopted.
After the reversal the claimant took no further steps, until in December, 1897, his attorney filed a motion in this court to again refer the case to a referee, and in March, 1908, filed a motion to refer the case to the auditor of the court as referee, which was overruled in May, 1909.
In December, 1911, claimant’s attorney filed what are called…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harding v. WheatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
- Bridges v. SheldonUnited States Circuit Court · 1880
- Jaffrey v. BrownU.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia · 1886
- District of Columbia v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Farrar v. BernheimCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1896
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