CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 216.

154 U.S. Appx. 671 (1882)

CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE CO. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 20, 1882.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John R. Dos Passos and Mr. William McMichael for appellant.

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor General for appellee.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant by its several contracts sued on was bound to furnish the Post-office Department all the adhesive postage stamps that might be required during a period ending on the 30th day of April, 1877. As part of the several contracts, also, it bound itself to keep on hand at all times a stock of the several denominations of stamps sufficient to meet all the orders of the Department, and to provide against...

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