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TOTTEN V. UNITED STATES, 92 U. S. 105 (1875)
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Totten v. United States, 92 U.S. 105 (1875)
Totten v. United States
92 U.S. 105
Syllabus
An action cannot be maintained against the government in the Court of Claims upon a contract for secret services during the war made between the President and the claimant.