Sampson v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporter¿ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On January 20,1899, the claims included in this cause were referred to this court by the Secretary of the Navy, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1883, entitled “An act to afford assistance and relief to Congress and the Executive Departments in the investigation of claims against the Government,” as amended by…
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On the Proofs. The Reporter¿ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On January 20,1899, the claims included in this cause were referred to this court by the Secretary of the Navy, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1883, entitled “An act to afford assistance and relief to Congress and the Executive Departments in the investigation of claims against the Government,” as amended by the act of Congress approved March 3,1887, entitled “An act to provide for the bringing of claims against the Government…
1Opinion of the CourtPeelle, J.
The claims included in this action were referred to the court by the Secretary of the Navy, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the act of March 3, 1883 (22 Stat. L., 485), as amended by section 13 of the act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 505).
The action in this court is predicated on Revised Statutes, section 4635, which reads:
“A bounty shall be paid by the United States for each person on board any ship or vessel of war belonging to an enemy at the commencement of an engagement which is sunk or otherwise destroyed in such engagement by any ship or vessel belonging to the United…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The Iron-Clad AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
3Cited by4 opinions
- Newcomber v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1916
- Crain v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1949
- Maginnis v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1917
- Sampson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1901