United States v. Sayward
Supreme Court of the United States
error to the circuit, court of the united states for the DISTRICT of WASHINGTON. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This action was brought by the United States against the defendants in error in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Washington, Northern Division, to recover the sum of $1470 as damages alleged to have been sustained by the government in consequence of the unlawful conversion by the defendants of timber made from fir trees on certain unoccupied lands of the United States.
' One of the defendants demurred, upon the ground that, as the matter in dispute did not exceed the sum or value of $2000, the court was without jurisdiction.
The demurrer was sustained and the cause was…
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