HENDERSON BRIDGE COMPANY v. McGRATH

No. 63.

134 U.S. 260 (1890)

HENDERSON BRIDGE COMPANY v. McGRATH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 17, 1890.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. S.B. Vance (with whom was Mr. James M. Shackelford on the brief) for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Curran A. DeBruler (with whom was Mr. Alexander Gilchrist and Mr. Daniel B. Kumler, on the brief) for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE LAMAR, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

The main questions to be determined in the first branch of this case are these:

(1) Did the modification of the original specifications and profile, made in August, 1884, fall within the original contract, or did it create a feature in the work to be done, so different from that originally contracted for as to put the defendants in error in a position to make as to that...

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