United States v. Ansonia Brass & Copper Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. The facts, which involve the construction of contracts for the construction of certain vessels for the United States and the relative rights of the United States and others claiming liens on such vessels, are stated in the opinion. Contracts made, by the United States are not subject to state registry statutes; the recordation statute of Virginia does not apply thereto.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. The facts, which involve the construction of contracts for the construction of certain vessels for the United States and the relative rights of the United States and others claiming liens on such vessels, are stated in the opinion. Contracts made, by the United States are not subject to state registry statutes; the recordation statute of Virginia does not apply thereto. Dollar Savings Bank v. United States, 19 Wall. 227; Stanley v. Schwalby, 147 U. S. 508; United States v. Snyder, 149 U. S. 210. Title to the unfinished dredge did…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This is á writ of error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. The controversy grows out of contracts made between the United States and the William R. Trigg Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia, carrying on business at Richmond, Virginia, for the construction of certain vessels for the United States, namely, a . sea-going suction dredge, called the Benyuard, for the War Department; a revenue cutter, called the Mohawk, for the Treasury Department; and a cruiser, for the -Navy- Department, called the Galveston. The contract price ióNthe Benyuard, apart…
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