Oakes v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition under the act of Congress of July 28, 1892, c. 313, (copied in the margin,1) filed in the Court of Claims, January 9, 1895, by Sarah A. Oakes, the heir at law and next of kin of Hugh Worthington, to recover compensation for his interest in the steamboat Eastport, alleged in the petition to have been captured by the insurgents, and recaptured by the United States, during the war of the rebellion.
Read the full summary
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition under the act of Congress of July 28, 1892, c. 313, (copied in the margin,1) filed in the Court of Claims, January 9, 1895, by Sarah A. Oakes, the heir at law and next of kin of Hugh Worthington, to recover compensation for his interest in the steamboat Eastport, alleged in the petition to have been captured by the insurgents, and recaptured by the United States, during the war of the rebellion. The. facts of the case, as found by the Court of Claims, were in substance as follows: At the outbreak of the war of the rebellion, the steamboat…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The special act of Congress of July 28, 1892, c. 313, under which the petition in this case was filed, confers jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims “ to hear apd determine what are the just rights in law ” of the claimant, as the daughter and heir at law of Hugh Worthington, to compensation for the value of his interest in the steamboat Eastport, alleged to have been taken by the United States in 1862, and converted into a gunboat;■ and authorizes and directs that court, upon her petition, “ to inquire into the merits of said claim, and if on a full hearing the court shall find that said…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Brig Amy WarwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Thorington v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- The Confiscation CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Union Insurance v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1903
- Tameling v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- The Rosalie M.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1925
- United States v. Two Barrels of Desiccated EggsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1911
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.