District of Columbia v. Camden Iron Works
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the District of Columbia from a judgment on verdict in an action of covenant. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
This action was brought by the appellee, the Camden Iron Works, a corporation created under the laws of the State of New Jersey, against the District of Columbia, to recover the price of certain iron pipes manufactured for and delivered to the defendant by the plaintiff, under contract under seal. This action is brought in covenant, upon the theory and according to the contention of the plaintiff, that the contract is a specialty contract of the defendant, and one of the principal questions in the case is, whether the agreement sued on is the deed of the defendant, or only a simple contract.
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- United States v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Williams v. Bank of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
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- Melwin Construction Co. v. Stonewall Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955