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MOTTRAM v. UNITED STATES

No. 142.

271 U.S. 15 (1926)

46 S.Ct. 386

70 L.Ed. 803

MOTTRAM v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 12, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jennings C. Wise, with whom Messrs. John S. Wise, Jr., and A. Warner Parker were on the brief, for appellant.

Solicitor General Mitchell and Assistant Attorney General Galloway were on the brief for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Plaintiff filed his petition claiming £ 44,773, 16s., 3d. damages because of failure of the United States to deliver him certain steam packing for which he bid at an auction sale of surplus war materials held at Slough, England. The Court of Claims made findings of fact and gave judgment for the United States dismissing the petition.

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