Case Name: DEWEY BROTHERS COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1926-05-24
Citations: 62 Ct. Cl. 301
Docket Number: No. B-47
Parties: DEWEY BROTHERS COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES
Judges: Graham, Judge; Booth, Judge; and Campbell, Chief Justice, concur.
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 62
Pages: 301–307

Head Matter:
DEWEY BROTHERS COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES
[No. B-47.
Decided May 24, 1926]
Mr. Benton S. Oppenheimer for the plaintiff. Mr. Ewing H. Scott was on the briefs.
Mr. Ralph G. Williamson, with whom was Mr. Assistant Attorney General Herman J. Galloway, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Hat, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff had a contract with the United States to deliver at Camp Wheeler certain amounts of hay, straw, and bran.
The plaintiff delivered 443.75 tons of Johnson grass which it claimed was such hay as was specified in the contract. This the defendant denied and refused to accept the same, but afterwards accepted the Johnson grass, but paid the plaintiff only $13 per ton therefor. This hay was delivered under the terms of the contract, and was at first rejected as not meeting specification requirements, but ;afterwards was accepted., It could only be accepted under the terms of the contract, and if so accepted the defendant must pay the contract price. We are therefore of opinion that the plaintiff is entitled to recover the contract price for the 443.75 tons of Johnson grass delivered by it under the contract and accepted by the United States. Judgment will be entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,058.75.
It is so ordered.
Graham, Judge; Booth, Judge; and Campbell, Chief Justice, concur.