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BROWN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 224.

127 U.S. 579 (1888)

BROWN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1888.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.C. Cole and Mr. Fillmore Beall for appellant.

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Howard for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing the petition of the appellant, Talmadge E. Brown, who sued in that court to recover a judgment against the District of Columbia, appellee, for $200,000, in satisfaction of his claim for damages for breach of an alleged contract, and for work and labor performed and materials furnished in the paving of certain streets in the cities of Washington...

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