Henry Billings Brown,
Wright v. Columbus Hocking Valley Athens Railroad Company…
“ Plaintiff insisted before the supreme court that he made the improvements on his mill with reference to the contract between the state and the Federal government, but the supreme court was of opinion that he had no legal right to make investments on the faith of a contract between others, and to which he was not a party or privy, and insist for that reason the contract should be observed by either of the parties ”
