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UNITED STATES v. PIATT AND SALISBURY

No. 166.

157 U.S. 113 (1895)

UNITED STATES v. PIATT AND SALISBURY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General for the plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Monroe Salisbury in person for the defendant in error Salisbury.

No appearance for defendant in error Piatt.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was instituted by the United States to recover from the defendants in error certain moneys claimed to have been paid to them for services in carrying the mail, in excess of the amount to which they were legally entitled.

The first count alleges in substance that on March 15, 1878, the defendant Piatt contracted in writing with the United States, through the Postmaster General, to carry the...

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