United States v. McDougall's Administrator
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. This was an appeal from a judgment rendered by tbe Court of Claims against tbe United States in favor of tbe appellee as administrator of tbe estate of George McDougall, deceased. Tbe Court of Claims made tbe following finding of facts: I. This claim bas been pending in tbe Interior Department and before Congress for many years, but bas never been finally disposed of. II.
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APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. This was an appeal from a judgment rendered by tbe Court of Claims against tbe United States in favor of tbe appellee as administrator of tbe estate of George McDougall, deceased. Tbe Court of Claims made tbe following finding of facts: I. This claim bas been pending in tbe Interior Department and before Congress for many years, but bas never been finally disposed of. II. Under the act of September 28,1850 (9 Stat. 519), Redick McKee, George W. Barbour, and Oliver M. Wozencraft were duly appointed agents for tbe Indian tribes within tbe State of California. On…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The only question discussed by counsel is as to the liability of the United States, under the written agreement between McDougall and Wozencraft of April 5, 1852, for the cattle delivered by the former. The argument in support of the judgment below proceeds mainly, if not altogether, upon the ground that the allowance by special acts of Congress of claims similar to the one here in suit, in connection with the failure or refusal of the proper officers to prosecute appeals from judgments in the Court of Claims against the United States upon contracts like the one in suit, constitute a…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Sioux Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1946
- McCloskey & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1942
- McCalib v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1936