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Hartsville Oil Mill v. United States, 271 U.S. 43 (1926)
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Hartsville Oil Mill v. United States, 271 U.S. 43 (1926)
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Hartsville Oil Mill v. United States No. 609 Argued March 3, 4, 1926 Decided April 12, 1926 271 U.S. 43
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
Syllabus
1. Jurisdiction of the Court of Claims to hear and decide a claim, existing under Jud.Code, § 145, was not affected by a resolution of the Senate referring to that court for consideration and report (Jud.Code, § 151) a bill for payment of the claim. P. 44.
2. The fact that a government contractor signed a settlement after negotiations in which government officers threatened to break the existing contract if the settlement were not accepted does not of itself support a legal inference that the settlement was procured by duress. Freund v. United States, 260 U.S. 60, distinguished. P. 48.
3. A threat to break a contract does not constitute duress in the absence of evidence of some probable consequences of it to person or property for which the remedy afforded by the courts would be inadequate. P. 49.
4. Mutual promises of the parties are adequate consideration sustaining a compromise of a disputed contract. P. 50.
60 Ct.Cls. 712 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hartsville Oil Mill v. United States, 271 U.S. 43 (1926) in 271 U.S. 43 271 U.S. 44. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3FAAB9UIAM1J2D8.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hartsville Oil Mill v. United States, 271 U.S. 43 (1926), in 271 U.S. 43, page 271 U.S. 44. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3FAAB9UIAM1J2D8.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hartsville Oil Mill v. United States, 271 U.S. 43 (1926). cited in 1926, 271 U.S. 43, pp.271 U.S. 44. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3FAAB9UIAM1J2D8.
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