BURCK v. TAYLOR

No. 170.

152 U.S. 634 (1894)

14 S.Ct. 696

38 L.Ed. 578

BURCK v. TAYLOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 9, 1894.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. F. Charles Hume, (with whom was Mr. F.G. Morris on the brief,) for appellant.

Mr. George E. Hamilton for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

That which arrests the attention is that, though the defendant furnished all the means and did all the work of building the capitol, and although the authorities of the State expressly recognized him as the contractor, bound in all respects to carry out the contract with the State in the same manner as the original contractor, and though he had no knowledge of any claim of plaintiff, the court is asked to recognize...

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