Kihlberg v. United States
Citation | 24 L.Ed. 1106,97 U.S. 398 |
Parties | KIHLBERG v. UNITED STATES |
Decision Date | 01 October 1878 |
Court | United States Supreme Court |
APPEAL from the Court of Claims.
This is an appeal by Kihlberg from the judgment of the Court of Claims, in a suit upon a contract made Jan. 31, 1870, between the United States and him, for his transportation of military, Indian, and government stores and supplies from points on the Kansas Pacific Railway to posts, depots, and stations in portions of Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Indian Territory, and New Mexico, and to such other depots as might thereafter be designated within the States and Territories named.
The following are portions of the contract the construction of which is involved in this suit:——
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