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Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. Philippine Islands, 219 U.S. 17 (1910)
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Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. Philippine Islands, 219 U.S. 17 (1910)
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Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company v. Philippine Islands No. 64 Argued December 6, 1910 Decided December 19, 1910 219 U.S. 17
APPEAL FROM AND ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Syllabus
A government contract for building a bulkhead in Manila provided that the contractor would be responsible for damages arising from wave action or pressure of the revetment against the timber structure, but that the government would be responsible for break caused by pressure of the mud fill. There was a break owing to pressure of the mud fill, and before it could be repaired, there was a further damage caused by a typhoon, but which would not have happened had the original break not existed. Held, as held by the courts below, that the contractor must bear the loss caused by the typhoon.
The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for a public work with the government of the Philippine Islands, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. Philippine Islands, 219 U.S. 17 (1910) in 219 U.S. 17 219 U.S. 18–219 U.S. 20. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H7W2I1G67JJ8RH7.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. Philippine Islands, 219 U.S. 17 (1910), in 219 U.S. 17, pp. 219 U.S. 18–219 U.S. 20. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H7W2I1G67JJ8RH7.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. Philippine Islands, 219 U.S. 17 (1910). cited in 1910, 219 U.S. 17, pp.219 U.S. 18–219 U.S. 20. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H7W2I1G67JJ8RH7.
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