United States v. Behan

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1884-02-04

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Mt?. Justioe Bradley delivered the opinion of the court. Behan, the appellee and claimant, filed a petition in the court below, setting forth that on the 26th of December, 1879, one John Boy entered into a contract with C. W. Howell,' major of engineers of the United States army, to make certain improvements in the harbor of New Orleans (des…

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