The American Law Review, Volume 4Little, Brown, and Company, 1870 - Law |
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... authority some- times involves important constitutional questions , and the want of such authority is fatal to the contract . And in respect to remedies , there is a wide distinction between the contracts of Government and the contracts ...
... authority some- times involves important constitutional questions , and the want of such authority is fatal to the contract . And in respect to remedies , there is a wide distinction between the contracts of Government and the contracts ...
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... authority . And in contracts of importance , the statute prescribes provisions and limits the expenditure . Of all this the contractor is conclusively presumed to be informed ; and wherever the public agent exceeds his authority , the ...
... authority . And in contracts of importance , the statute prescribes provisions and limits the expenditure . Of all this the contractor is conclusively presumed to be informed ; and wherever the public agent exceeds his authority , the ...
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... authority , if clearly traced , is sufficient to bind the United States . The same principle extends to all subordinate officials deriving authority from a higher source . " It is a presumption of law , " said Mr. Justice Story , " that ...
... authority , if clearly traced , is sufficient to bind the United States . The same principle extends to all subordinate officials deriving authority from a higher source . " It is a presumption of law , " said Mr. Justice Story , " that ...
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... authority . So far as a delegated au- thority is within the proper scope of the authority delegating , the United States will be bound . A contract made by an assistant quartermaster , and approved by the chief quartermaster of a de ...
... authority . So far as a delegated au- thority is within the proper scope of the authority delegating , the United States will be bound . A contract made by an assistant quartermaster , and approved by the chief quartermaster of a de ...
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... authority , and the Government is not bound , he is personally liable to the contracting party.2 The public agent may , if he choose , render himself personally liable on a contract . The ordinary rule of agency regards a con- tract as ...
... authority , and the Government is not bound , he is personally liable to the contracting party.2 The public agent may , if he choose , render himself personally liable on a contract . The ordinary rule of agency regards a con- tract as ...
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