Cases Decided in the Court of Claims of the United States, Volume 58U.S. Government Printing Office, 1924 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... determined as provided in the contract , a copy of which is attached to the petition in this case , marked " Exhibit A thereto , and is made a part of these findings by reference . As will appear from Exhibit A , it was agreed that the ...
... determined as provided in the contract , a copy of which is attached to the petition in this case , marked " Exhibit A thereto , and is made a part of these findings by reference . As will appear from Exhibit A , it was agreed that the ...
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... determined by this case , and that is whether the plaintiff's claim comes within the purview of the identical provision contained in the acts of April 27 , 1914 , 38 Stat . 355 , and March 4. 1915 , 38 Stat . 1067 , which is as follows ...
... determined by this case , and that is whether the plaintiff's claim comes within the purview of the identical provision contained in the acts of April 27 , 1914 , 38 Stat . 355 , and March 4. 1915 , 38 Stat . 1067 , which is as follows ...
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... determined to have been illegal and the department decided that an officer must be retired in the rank held by him at the time of his being found physically disabled by a retiring board , and the revo- cation of the appointment of ...
... determined to have been illegal and the department decided that an officer must be retired in the rank held by him at the time of his being found physically disabled by a retiring board , and the revo- cation of the appointment of ...
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... determine the question involved when the status of the traveler is not shown and the burden is on the plaintiff . 2. Officers or enlisted men actually in service in the Army of the United States are " troops " of the United States when ...
... determine the question involved when the status of the traveler is not shown and the burden is on the plaintiff . 2. Officers or enlisted men actually in service in the Army of the United States are " troops " of the United States when ...
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... . It may well be determined that such contracts are void , not only for want of considera- tion , but also as being against public policy . Syllabus . The test in such cases is whether or 86 [ 58 C. Cls DECEMBER TERM , 1922-1923 .
... . It may well be determined that such contracts are void , not only for want of considera- tion , but also as being against public policy . Syllabus . The test in such cases is whether or 86 [ 58 C. Cls DECEMBER TERM , 1922-1923 .
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