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Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co. v. United States, 260 U.S. 125 (1922)
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Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co. v. United States, 260 U.S. 125 (1922)
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Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company v. United States No. 58 Argued October 13, 1922 Decided November 13, 1922 260 U.S. 125
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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1 The Court will not reexamine the findings of fact made by the Court of Claims upon evidence. P. 126.
2. An unintentional injury to a bridge pier in the making of navigation improvements by the government held, at most, in the nature of a tort, and not a taking of property by the United States for which damages might be recovered on the theory of contract. P. 126.
55 Ct.Clms. 480 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing the petition in an action to recover the value of a pier alleged to have been destroyed, and hence taken, by the act of the United States.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co. v. United States, 260 U.S. 125 (1922) in 260 U.S. 125 260 U.S. 126. Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=958EQZT2KIP1EW3.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co. v. United States, 260 U.S. 125 (1922), in 260 U.S. 125, page 260 U.S. 126. Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=958EQZT2KIP1EW3.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co. v. United States, 260 U.S. 125 (1922). cited in 1922, 260 U.S. 125, pp.260 U.S. 126. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=958EQZT2KIP1EW3.
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