Cases Decided in the Court of Claims of the United States, Volume 86U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 55
... feet either way from levels indicated , " and the " contractor shall do all excavating and backfilling necessary for the construction of foundations and super- structure or as indicated on the drawings . " Copy of the contract ...
... feet either way from levels indicated , " and the " contractor shall do all excavating and backfilling necessary for the construction of foundations and super- structure or as indicated on the drawings . " Copy of the contract ...
Page 58
... feet in general decomposed rock was uncovered , which was likewise un- suitable . Plaintiffs washed and cleaned the decomposed rock for Government inspection . After inspection the de- fendant's officers ordered the rock to be dug into ...
... feet in general decomposed rock was uncovered , which was likewise un- suitable . Plaintiffs washed and cleaned the decomposed rock for Government inspection . After inspection the de- fendant's officers ordered the rock to be dug into ...
Page 60
... feet below the contract draw- ing " rock " line , without reaching bedrock . The Govern- ment then ordered plaintiffs to commence the pouring of concrete in the excavation , its officers being of the opinion that sufficient bearing had ...
... feet below the contract draw- ing " rock " line , without reaching bedrock . The Govern- ment then ordered plaintiffs to commence the pouring of concrete in the excavation , its officers being of the opinion that sufficient bearing had ...
Page 68
... and boulders averaging about seven feet in thickness was encountered . The borings which had been made before Reporter's Statement of the Case the contract was advertised had 68 [ 86 C. Cla NILS P. SEVERIN , ET AL . v . U. S..
... and boulders averaging about seven feet in thickness was encountered . The borings which had been made before Reporter's Statement of the Case the contract was advertised had 68 [ 86 C. Cla NILS P. SEVERIN , ET AL . v . U. S..
Page 75
... feet by dredging from the river channel . The dredging was discontinued during the summer of 1927 , but it is likely to be resumed by the time the work of this contract is started or very shortly thereafter , and will be continued ...
... feet by dredging from the river channel . The dredging was discontinued during the summer of 1927 , but it is likely to be resumed by the time the work of this contract is started or very shortly thereafter , and will be continued ...
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Page 688 - capital assets" means property held by the taxpayer (whether or not connected with his trade or business), but does not include stock in trade of the taxpayer or other property of a kind which would properly be included in the inventory of the taxpayer if on hand at the close of the taxable year, or property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of his trade or business...
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Page 135 - Amounts distributed In complete liquidation of a corporation shall be treated as In full payment in exchange for the stock...
Page 760 - Every obligation, heretofore or hereafter incurred, whether or not any such provision is contained therein or made with respect thereto, shall be discharged upon payment, dollar for dollar, in any coin or currency which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.
Page 687 - ... this title, a tax determined as follows: a partial tax shall first be computed upon the basis of the ordinary net income at the rates and in the manner as if...
Page 686 - ... or from professions, vocations, trades, businesses, commerce, or sales, or dealings in property, whether real or personal, growing out of the ownership or use of or interest in such property; also from interest, rent, dividends, securities, or the transaction of any business carried on for gain or profit, or gains or profits and income derived from any source whatever.
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