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Plumley v. United States, 226 U.S. 545 (1913)
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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.
Plumley v. United States, 226 U.S. 545 (1913)
Plumley v. United States Nos. 35 , 36 Argued December 9, 1912 Decided January 6, 1913 226 U.S. 545
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Where a contract for government work provides that, in case of discrepancies between the specifications and the contract, the matter shall be referred to the secretary of the department making the contract, and the contractor agrees to abide by his decision in the premises, the construction given by the secretary and his decision is final and conclusive.
Where a contract for government work provides that in every instance changes must be made by a prescribed method and approved by the secretary, the contractor cannot recover for extras not ordered in the manner prescribed, and this rule holds even in a hard case where, as in this instance, the work was extra, and of value.
Where the contractor fails to notify the secretary of the cause of delay on the part of the government in the manner prescribed by the contract, and thus enable the Secretary to remove the cause of delay, the contractor cannot recover for the delay caused.
43 Ct.Clms. 266 reversed in part.
The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for government work, are stated in the opinion.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Plumley v. United States, 226 U.S. 545 (1913), in 226 U.S. 545, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZT41653GSMB82EY.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Plumley v. United States, 226 U.S. 545 (1913). cited in 1913, 226 U.S. 545. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZT41653GSMB82EY.
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