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NELSON CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 287.

261 U.S. 17 (1923)

CHARLES NELSON COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 19, 1923.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William E. Humphrey and Mr. William C. Prentiss for appellant.

Mr. Alfred A. Wheat, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, with whom Mr. Solicitor General Beck was on the brief, for the United States.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing the petition of the plaintiff, the Charles Nelson Company, after a hearing of the evidence and upon findings made. The plaintiff was the lowest and accepted bidder upon advertised solicitation of the Navy Department for the furnishing and delivery of lumber at the Puget Sound Navy Yard for a period...

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