Legal Opinion
Dockery v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 26, 1891No. Congressional 1376PublishedCited by 5 opinions
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The ground of the defendant’s motion is set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
The matter embraced in this proceeding was referred to the the court by the Committee on War Claims of the House of Kepresentatives on the 1st day of March, 1887, under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1883.
On March 11,1889, the decedent, from whom it is alleged the property was takeu, was found loyal, and this case is now pending on its merits.
Preliminary to the consideration of the claim on its merits, the Assistant Attorney-General makes the following motion:
“The defendants, by John B. Cotton, Assistant Attorney-General, now comes and moves the court to dismiss the petition, because…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Erwin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Burke v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1877
3Cited by5 opinions
- Harlan v. ArcherCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
- Allen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1893
- Campbell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1893
- West Virginia v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1902
- Griffin v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1898