Jones v. Slaughter
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
HEARING on an appeal by the claimants from a decree of the 'Supreme Court of the District of Columbia denying a claim to ■a part of a fund in the hands of a receiver. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sulepabd
This is an appeal from a decree denying the claims of the appellants John Paul Jones and George Lines to a part of a fund in the hands of a receiver under the appointment of the court. A history of the origin of this litigation is important. It appears that provision was made in a convention, entered into between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, on July 4, 1868, for the adjustment of certain claims of citizens of either country against the other, through a mixed commission. Each of the contracting parties appointed a commissioner, and these were empowered to appoint an umpire in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- La Abra Silver Mining Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- United States v. WeilUnited States Court of Claims · 1900