HUNT v. UNITED STATES

No. 38.

257 U.S. 125 (1921)

HUNT, EXECUTOR OF WEIGHEL, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 7, 1921.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.C. Travis and Mr. Burt E. Barlow, with whom Mr. A.R. Serven was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Lovett, with whom Mr. Frank Davis, Jr., and Mr. Joseph Stewart, Special Assistants to the Attorney General, and Mr. Wm. D. Harris were on the brief, for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims in favor of the United States.

On January 17, 1895, appellant's decedent, William Weighed, entered into a written contract with the United States for the transportation of mail on route No. 235,001, "being covered regulation wagon mail messenger, transfer, and mail station service," between designated points in the City of Chicago, Illinois, for...

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