Cases Decided in the Court of Claims of the United States, Volume 60U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... opinion of the court : The plaintiff entered into a contract with the United States , dated January 1 , 1918 , but executed March 4 , 1918 , for the manufacture of 150,000 4.7 - inch shrapnel , at $ 6.90 each , or $ 7.06 each if boxed ...
... opinion of the court : The plaintiff entered into a contract with the United States , dated January 1 , 1918 , but executed March 4 , 1918 , for the manufacture of 150,000 4.7 - inch shrapnel , at $ 6.90 each , or $ 7.06 each if boxed ...
Page 11
... opinion that the completion of its contract had become unnecessary and that the contract was terminated except to the extent permitted under article 8 , followed by a request to the plain- tiff to immediately suspend further operations ...
... opinion that the completion of its contract had become unnecessary and that the contract was terminated except to the extent permitted under article 8 , followed by a request to the plain- tiff to immediately suspend further operations ...
Page 13
... opinion that the completion of the contract had become un- necessary and that plaintiff's recovery must be upon the basis of the cost to it of the work done at the time of the cancellation , plus a reasonable profit . These contentions ...
... opinion that the completion of the contract had become un- necessary and that plaintiff's recovery must be upon the basis of the cost to it of the work done at the time of the cancellation , plus a reasonable profit . These contentions ...
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... opinion that it is precluded by reason of the fact that subsequent to the determination of the exact requirements of the Govern- ment in this respect , the plaintiff entered into a supple- mental contract in which , with some ...
... opinion that it is precluded by reason of the fact that subsequent to the determination of the exact requirements of the Govern- ment in this respect , the plaintiff entered into a supple- mental contract in which , with some ...
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... opinion of the court : The plaintiff is the riparian owner of certain lands on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Wilkinson County , Mississippi . In the course of time and high and low floods . of this river there has been ...
... opinion of the court : The plaintiff is the riparian owner of certain lands on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Wilkinson County , Mississippi . In the course of time and high and low floods . of this river there has been ...
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Page 766 - Every claim against the United States cognizable by the Court of Claims, shall be forever barred unless the petition setting forth a statement thereof is filed in the court, or transmitted toil by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as provided by law, within six years after the claim first accrues...
Page 241 - An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes...
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Page 231 - States is hereby formally declared; and that the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government ; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States• CHAMP CLARK, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Page 232 - December, 1917, of each and every system of transportation and the appurtenances thereof located wholly or in part within the boundaries of the continental United States and consisting of railroads, and owned or controlled systems of coastwise and inland transportation, engaged in general transportation...
Page 482 - ... (c) To the extent of any interest therein of which the decedent has at any time made a transfer, or with respect to which he has at any time created a trust, in contemplation of or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after his death (whether such transfer or trust is made or created before or after the passage of this Act), except in case of a bona fide sale for a fair consideration in money or money's worth.
Page 472 - But in statutes levying taxes the literal meaning of the words employed is most important, for such statutes are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used. If the words are doubtful, the doubt must be resolved against the Government and in favor of the taxpayer.
Page 191 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...