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Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 385 (1923)
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Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 385 (1923)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company v. United States No. 208 Argued March 7, 1923 Decided March 19, 1923 261 U.S. 385
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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1. To permit a recovery under the "Dent Act," c. 94, 40 Stat. 1272, there must have been an agreement, express or implied. P. 386.
2. Where, at the insistence of Army officers, a railroad company hastened construction of a branch line to reach an ordnance depot, and in so doing, on its own determination, without notice to the government or mention of compensation, went to additional expenses, held that no agreement on the part of the government to repay them could be implied. P. 387.
56 Ct.Clms. 377 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing a petition on demurrer.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 385 (1923) in 261 U.S. 385 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V1FWCU7DC9DNKVF.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 385 (1923), in 261 U.S. 385, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V1FWCU7DC9DNKVF.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 385 (1923). cited in 1923, 261 U.S. 385. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V1FWCU7DC9DNKVF.
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