SCOTT v. UNITED STATES


79 U.S. 443 (____)

12 Wall. 443

SCOTT v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. A.H. Garland, N.P. Chipman, and E.L. Stanton, for the appellant; Mr. B.H. Bristow, Solicitor-General, and Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.


Mr. Justice SWAYNE stated the case and delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Claims. The facts of the case, so far as it is necessary to consider them, are as follows:

On the 13th of February, 1866, Henry T. Noble, assistant quartermaster in the volunteer military service of the United States, entered into a contract with the appellant, Scott, whereby the quartermaster "agrees to furnish all the transportation...

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