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Supreme Court· 1/29/1940

Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.

Citations

  • 309 U.S. 18
  • 60 S. Ct. 413
  • 84 L. Ed. 554
  • 1940 U.S. LEXIS 1065

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that \there is no liability on the part of [a] contractor for executing [Congress'] will\
  • noting that “there is no liability on the part of the contractor for executing [the] will [of Congress]”
  • recognizing contract specification defense where contractor is an \agent or officer of the Government\
  • refusing to pass upon a takings claim because of the existence of a statute \afford[ing] a plain and adequate remedy\
  • refusing to pass upon a takings claim because of the existence of a statute “afford[ing] a plain and adequate remedy”
  • emphasizing that “[t]he Court of Appeals . . . found it to be undisputed that the work which the contractor had done . . . was all authorized and directed by the Government of the United States”

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Judges: Hughes

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Cites

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