United States v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the .Court of Claims. The suit was founded on the petition of Adams, claiming .. a balance against the government on contracts with General Fremont, commanding' the Western Military District, for the construction of a certain number of mortar-boats and steam tug-boats, to be used' on the Western rivers in the late civil war.
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Appeal from the .Court of Claims. The suit was founded on the petition of Adams, claiming .. a balance against the government on contracts with General Fremont, commanding' the Western Military District, for the construction of a certain number of mortar-boats and steam tug-boats, to be used' on the Western rivers in the late civil war. The contracts were alleged to have been made on or about the 24th of August, 1861, for the. mortarboáts, at a cost of- $8250 each;" and' on or about the 10th of September following, for the steam tug-boats, at the cost of $2500 each. The petitioner wasi also…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
There has been a good deal of discussion between the learned counsel upon the questions, whether or not G-eneral Fremont possessed competent power, as commander of the military department, to make a valid contract with ’ the petitioner for the construction of the boats, in the absence of any authority from the Quartermaster-G-eneral or Secretary of War; and -if not, whether the delivery of the boats, acceptance by the secretary, and employment in the service of the government, did not operate as a ratification of the same? In the view the court have taken of the case, it- is not material how…
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