Legal Opinion
Herren v. Farm Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1946No. 13123PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
May the United States be sued on contracts made by the Farm Security Administration ?
The District Court held that the United States was not suable on any such contracts and sustained the Government’s motion to dismiss the present complaint for lack of jurisdiction. See 60 F.Supp. 694.
The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 41(20), confers jurisdiction upon the District Court concurrent with the Court of Claims over certain kinds of claims against the United States not exceeding $10,000 in amount, among them being claims founded “upon any contract, express or implied, with the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. BostwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Price v. United States & Osage IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Herren v. Farm Security Administration, Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1945
3Cited by13 opinions
- Lloyd R. Stubbs, Individually and as Administrator of the Estates of John R. Stubbs and Mary E. Stubbs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Tommy Shaw v. Library of CongressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Farm Security Administration v. HerrenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Professional Sales Corp. v. United States (In Re Professional Sales Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- New Haven Public Schools v. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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