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Great Western Serum Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 240 (1920)
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Great Western Serum Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 240 (1920)
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Great Western Serum Company v. United States No. 90 Argued November 12, 1920 Decided December 6, 1920 254 U.S. 240
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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A contractual obligation of the United States to pay the owner cannot be implied from the seizure and destruction of anti-hog-cholera serum by agents of the Bureau of Animal Industry without agreement to purchase, nor from the Act of March 4, 1915, c. 144, 38 Stat. 1115, authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture in dealing with an emergency arising from animal disease, to expend money in its eradication, including payment of claims growing out of purchase and destruction of materials contaminated or exposed to the disease. P. 241.
54 Ct.Clms. 203 affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Great Western Serum Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 240 (1920) in 254 U.S. 240 254 U.S. 241. Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CMBJHL3FK24UFZI.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Great Western Serum Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 240 (1920), in 254 U.S. 240, page 254 U.S. 241. Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CMBJHL3FK24UFZI.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Great Western Serum Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 240 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 240, pp.254 U.S. 241. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CMBJHL3FK24UFZI.
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