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SMOOT v. UNITED STATES

No. 208.

237 U.S. 38 (1915)

35 S.Ct. 540

59 L.Ed. 829

SMOOT v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 5, 1915.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William G. Johnson for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a claim for the profits that would have been realized on sand that the claimant alleges to have been contracted for by the United States but that the United States refused to receive, and for the cost of additional plant alleged to have been provided for the purpose of furnishing the sand. The Court of Claims rejected the claim. 48 Ct. Cl. 427. The facts are as follows:

By a contract approved on...

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