Can a defense be made against the government for the use of a steam-boat, which involved bad faith on the part of the government?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Wallamet, V. & C.M. Wagon-Road Co., 42 F. 351 (9th Cir. 1890):
For instance, in Clark v. U.S., 95 U.S. 543, it was held that a defense to a claim against the government for the use of a steam-boat, which involved bad faith on its part, could not be made.
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