Supreme Court of the United States February 15, 1897, 619 (District of Columbia v. Hall)

Mr. Justice Peckham

delivered the opinion of. the court.

This another of the same character of actions as those above disposed of. Hall was one of the contractors for doing-work of the same nature, and filed his petition under the act of 1880 in December of that year: In that petition he alleged that he had done certain work and that he was' paid for his-work, under his contract, by certain