Lindsley ex rel. Panamore v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Tbe claimants in this suit by their original petition seek to recover the sum of $2,600, being’ the balance due for sand sold by the claimant Lindsley to the United States, under an agreement made in its behalf by John 0. Crane, an assistant, quartermaster in the United States army.
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Tbe claimants in this suit by their original petition seek to recover the sum of $2,600, being’ the balance due for sand sold by the claimant Lindsley to the United States, under an agreement made in its behalf by John 0. Crane, an assistant, quartermaster in the United States army. The facts shown in the record in this case are as follows: 1st. During the year 1864, the United States, in the prosecution of its military operations, found it necessary to use a large quantity of sand in the railroad machine shops and for other purposes at Nashville, Tennessee. The nature of the agreement…
1Opinion of the Court
Nott, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
Tbis is an action brought by tbe assignor of a claim for tbe use of tbe assignees, tbe equitable owners thereof. It is to recover $2,600, tbe balance alleged to be due for 4,000 loads of sand purchased by an assistant quartermaster for and on behalf of tbe defendants. Tbe facts are these:
In 1864, at Nashville, Tennessee, tbe quartermasters’ department of tbe army which held that city was building certain railroad factories and founderies. A large quantity of sand was required for tbe work. Tbe quartermaster whose duty it was to procure it, spoke to…
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