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Simpson v. United States, 199 U.S. 397 (1905)
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Simpson v. United States, 199 U.S. 397 (1905)
Simpson v. United States No. 31 Argued October 27, 30, 1905 Decided November 27, 1905 199 U.S. 397
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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In construing a contract with the Commissary General for supplies to post in Cuba described at one place as "remote from the seacoast" and at another as "in the interior of the island," held that the two phrase meant the same thing and interpreted the word "interior," and that the contemporaneous construction of the Commissary General in refusing to take supplies for a post about eight miles from Havana and the camping ground for that city, that the contract applied only to posts remote from the seacoast, was correct. Also held that the written contract could not be extended to places not specified therein by an indefinite oral agreement.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Simpson v. United States, 199 U.S. 397 (1905) in 199 U.S. 397 Original Sources, accessed June 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YF4V9IMU4BBMQ36.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Simpson v. United States, 199 U.S. 397 (1905), in 199 U.S. 397, Original Sources. 30 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YF4V9IMU4BBMQ36.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Simpson v. United States, 199 U.S. 397 (1905). cited in 1905, 199 U.S. 397. Original Sources, retrieved 30 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YF4V9IMU4BBMQ36.
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