United States Court of Claims December 15, 1869 (Mayer v. United States)

MilligaN, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This suit was brought by original petition to recover the estimated price of certain buildings, known as the “ sutler buildings,” standing on the military reservation at Fort Eiley, in the State of Kansas. The petition was filed in 1868, and the action is founded on an alleged contract with the United States.