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WISE, v. UNITED STATES

No. 214.

249 U.S. 361 (1919)

39 S.Ct. 303

63 L.Ed. 647

WISE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF STANDARD, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 31, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William B. King, with whom Mr. George A. King and Mr. William E. Harvey were on the brief, for appellant:

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Brown, with whom Mr. Leonard Zeisler was on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

In December, 1904, Standard, represented in this case by his Trustee in Bankruptcy, contracted with the United States to erect two laboratory buildings for the Department of Agriculture, in the city of Washington, D.C., for $1,171,000. The buildings were both to be completed in thirty months and for a delay of 101 days beyond the contract period the Government deducted from the contract price $200 a day, the amount...

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