Case Name: UNITED STATES v. BURTON; UNITED STATES v. GEFFROY; UNITED STATES v. HIGDON
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1869-04-12
Citations: 154 U.S. 566
Docket Number: Nos. 192, 193, 197
Parties: UNITED STATES v. BURTON. UNITED STATES v. GEFFROY. UNITED STATES v. HIGDON.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 566–566

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES v. BURTON. UNITED STATES v. GEFFROY. UNITED STATES v. HIGDON.
APPEALS PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
Nos. 192, 193, 197.
Argued March 29, SO, 31, 1869.
Decided April 12, 1869.
Reversed on the authority of United States v. Adams, 7 Wall. 463, and United States v. Morgan, ante, 565.
The case is stated in the opinion.
Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dickey and Mr. E. P. Norton for appellant.
Mr. J. M. Carlisle, Mr. J. D. McPherson and Mr. R. W. Corwine for appellees.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Nelson
delivered the opinion of the court.
These are all cases of contracts made by Reeside with the claimants for the purchase of horses, under the same circumstances as stated in the case of United States v. Morgan, ante, 565, and must follow the same result.
The decrees of the Court of Claims in each case must be reversed, and the causes remanded, with directions to dismiss the petitions.