Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States

Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States
ArgueDate = March 12
ArgueYear = 1923
DecideDate = April 9
DecideYear = 1923
FullName = Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States
USVol = 261
USPage = 592
Citation = 58 Ct.Cl. 709; 43 S.Ct. 425; 67 L.Ed. 816
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Holding = An implied in fact contract exists as, an agreement founded upon a meeting of minds, which, although not embodied in an express contract, is inferred, as a fact, from conduct of the parties showing, in the light of the surrounding circumstances, their tacit understanding.
SCOTUS = 1923-1925
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"Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. United States", 261 U.S. 592 (1923), is a US Supreme Court case on contract law. The Supreme Court held that an implied in fact contract exists as, “an agreement … founded upon a meeting of minds, which, although not embodied in an express contract, is inferred, as a fact, from conduct of the parties showing, in the light of the surrounding circumstances, their tacit understanding.”

Facts

Judgment

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 261

External links

*Full text of judgment from [http://supreme.justia.com/us/261/592/case.html Justia]


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