Atlantic Works v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The grounds upon which the motion rests will be found set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtITowry, Judge
Petitioner is a corporation seeking a donation of public money from Congress. On the hearing of a motion of the defendants to require petitioner to file a bill of particulars growing out of a contract with the United States (hereafter to be described), it was expressly stated by counsel for the petitioner that the matter before the court did not relate to “a claim or demand” against the United States, but was specifically an application for a gratuity.
It appears that petitioner entered into a written contract June 27, 1895, to construct, at a cost of $159,951, for the United States, the hull…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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