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Price Fire & Water Proofing Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 179 (1923)
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Price Fire & Water Proofing Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 179 (1923)
Price Fire & Water Proofing Co. v. United States No. 257 Argued January 22, 1923 Decided February 19, 1923 261 U.S. 179
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIM
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Expenses incurred by a manufacturer after termination of its work for the government during the war and after November 12, 1918, in efforts to keep alive its organization and regain its commercial business, are not recoverable from the United States under the Dent Act, March 2, 1919, c. 94, 40 Stat. 1272. P. 183.
56 Ct.Clms. 502 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims in an action to recover, under the Dent Act, the amount of various expenditures and liabilities incurred by the claimant in connection with or growing out of work done for the government.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Price Fire & Water Proofing Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 179 (1923) in 261 U.S. 179 261 U.S. 180. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XEN8MFGLPDQKFSS.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Price Fire & Water Proofing Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 179 (1923), in 261 U.S. 179, page 261 U.S. 180. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XEN8MFGLPDQKFSS.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Price Fire & Water Proofing Co. v. United States, 261 U.S. 179 (1923). cited in 1923, 261 U.S. 179, pp.261 U.S. 180. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XEN8MFGLPDQKFSS.
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