PARISH v. MacVEAGH

No. 111.

214 U.S. 124 (1909)

UNITED STATES ex rel. PARISH v. MacVEAGH, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 17, 1909.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Holmes Conrad and Mr. Leigh Robinson for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Russell for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

It will be observed that the controversy in this case started in a contract of no uncertainty of meaning, and an ordinary action for damages for its breach, but has accumulated incidents and complexity, and has finally terminated in a dispute over an ambiguous statute.

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