UNITED STATES v. OTIS


120 U.S. 115 (1887)

UNITED STATES v. OTIS OTIS. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 24, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Howard for the United States.

Mr. J. Coleman for Otis.


MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

These are appeals by both parties from a judgment rendered by the Court of Claims in favor of George K. Otis against the United States for $16,445.36. The claims of Otis are founded on two contracts for carrying the mails, on two routes, No. 6636 and No. 6635. The findings of fact by the Court of Claims, contained in the record, are set forth at length in the report of the case in 20 C. Cl. 315. Such of them...

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