MELLON v. UNITED STATES

No. 4212.

4 F.2d 170 (1925)

MELLON, Secretary of the Treasury, v. UNITED STATES ex rel. CHAS. McCAUL CO.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided February 2, 1925.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peyton Gordon, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

W. C. Prentiss, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice, and BLAND, Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.


MARTIN, Chief Justice.

The relator, the Chas. McCaul Company, sought a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent, the Secretary of the Treasury, to take jurisdiction and pass upon a certain claim filed by the relator under the provisions of an act of Congress approved August 25, 1919 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 6923a), entitled "An act for the relief of contractors and subcontractors for the post offices and other buildings and work under the supervision of...

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