Supreme Court of the United States May 15, 1922, 221 (American Smelting and Refining Co. v. United States)

Mb. Justice Holmes

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a claim for $512,515.50, being the price of 20,500,620 pounds of copper at twenty-six cents a pound less payments received at twenty-three and a half cents. The petition was dismissed by the Court of Claims on demurrer. The facts alleged are as follows.