Legal Opinion
Rice v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 17, 1886No. 14781PublishedCited by 4 opinions
The Reporters1 statement of the case: The case, so far as it is determined, turned entirely upon questions of law which were presented by the respective cbunsel and will be found stated in the opinon of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
RichardsoN, Oh. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
This action is brought by the assignee of Robert Erwin, under theprovisions of the following- act of Congress (19 Stat. L., 509), which became a law February 5, 1877, without the President’s approval:
“AN ACT for tbe relief of Robert Erwin.
"Be it enacted, &e., That the Court of Claims may take jurisdiction under the provisions of the act of March 12, 1863, entitled ‘An act to provide for the collection of abandoned property and for the prevention of frauds in insurrectionary districts withfti the United States,’ of the claims of Robert…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Erwin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- United States v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- United States v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Withers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1930
- Delaware Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1937
- Hubard v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1946
- Rice v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1887