Legal Opinion
United States v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1938No. 8816PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from an order of the District Court confirming a referee’s order allowing in part and rejecting in part a claim in bankruptcy filed by the Government. The claim grew out of a breach by the bankrupt of a contract for the purchase of timber on the Colville Indian Reservation. The questions presented relate to the construction of the contract and the measure of damages to be applied.
The contract, entered into in 1924, was originally between the Superintendent of the Colville Indian School and the Hedlund Box and Lumber Company. It was assigned by…
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