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United States v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co., 239 U.S. 88 (1915)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co., 239 U.S. 88 (1915)
United States v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company No. 44 Argued November 3, 1915 Decided November 15, 1915 239 U.S. 88
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Even if a statute declares a transaction void for want of certain enumerated form, the party for whose protection the requirement is made may waive it, void in such case meaning only voidable at that party’s choice.
The object of Rev.Stats., § 3744, providing that certain officer of the government reduce all contracts to writing, is to furnish the needed protection for the United States, and not for the private individual who does not need such protection, and, notwithstanding informality of execution on the part of the government, if the other contracting parties did actually contract, he can be held to performance.
209 F. 1007 reversed.
The facts, which involve the construction of § 3744, Rev.Stats., and the liability of a contractor on a contract with the government for transportation of coal, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co., 239 U.S. 88 (1915) in 239 U.S. 88 239 U.S. 90. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C2AQKKE8MGDWN2Z.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co., 239 U.S. 88 (1915), in 239 U.S. 88, page 239 U.S. 90. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C2AQKKE8MGDWN2Z.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co., 239 U.S. 88 (1915). cited in 1915, 239 U.S. 88, pp.239 U.S. 90. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C2AQKKE8MGDWN2Z.
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