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United States v. Burton

154 U.S. 566 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1869-04-12 Docket Nos. 192, 193, 197 English

Delivered by Nelson J.

Contents

Majority — Nelson J.

p. 566
UNITED STATES v. BURTON. UNITED STATES v. GEFFROY. UNITED STATES v. HIGDON.

Syllabus

APPEALS PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
Nos. 192, 193, 197.
Argued March 29, SO, 31, 1869.
Decided April 12, 1869.
Reversed on the authority of United States v. Adams, 7 Wall. 463 , and United States v. Morgan, ante, 565.
The case is stated in the opinion.
Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dickey and Mr. E. P. Norton for appellant.
Mr. J. M. Carlisle, Mr. J. D. McPherson and Mr. R. W. Corwine for appellees.

delivered the opinion of the court.

These are all cases of contracts made by Reeside with the claimants for the purchase of horses, under the same circumstances as stated in the case of United States v. Morgan, ante, 565, and must follow the same result.

The decrees of the Court of Claims in each case must be reversed, and the causes remanded, with directions to dismiss the petitions.

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