United States v. Utah, Nevada & California Stage Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. ' This is an appeal, and cross-appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims upon a demand for extra compensation in the performance of a contract made on December 21, 1892, between the United States, represented by the Postmaster General, and the Utah, Nevada and California Stage Company, for the rendition of cértain covered regulation wagon, mail messenger, transfer and station service on mail route •number 207,003, in the city of New…
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APPEALS PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. ' This is an appeal, and cross-appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims upon a demand for extra compensation in the performance of a contract made on December 21, 1892, between the United States, represented by the Postmaster General, and the Utah, Nevada and California Stage Company, for the rendition of cértain covered regulation wagon, mail messenger, transfer and station service on mail route •number 207,003, in the city of New York, for a term from July 1, 1893, to June 30, 1897. The advertisement contained certain instructions to bidders, a part of…
1Opinion of the Court
. Mr. Justice Day,
after making the foregoing statement, ■ delivered the opinion of the court.
It is the contention of the Government that, under the authority of the Postmaster General to require new or additional mail messengers or transfer service, without additional compensation, the contractor might be required to perform the additional service made necessary by the establishment of the Industrial Building branch under the authority of the act of Congress of March 3, 1893, .27 Stat. 732, authorizing the renting of the building to be used for general post office purposes in the city of New…
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