Legal Opinion

United States v. Jones

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 13, 1886PublishedCited by 33 opinions

APPEAL PROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. This was a motion to dismiss. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite

The grounds of this motion are :

1. That under the law as it now stands no appeal lies from a judgment of the Court of Claims to this court; and,

2. That since the appeal was taken Congress has appropriated the amount necessary to pay the judgments

The case of Gordon v. United States, 2 Wall. 561, holding that no appeal would lie from a judgment of the Court of Claims to this court, was announced March 10, 1865. The^ cause was originally submitted on the 18th of December, 18G3, and on the 10th of April, 18G4, it was ordered for argument on the second day of the next term. Chief Justice Taney…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Langford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. United States v. O'GradySupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Gordon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  4. De Groot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  5. United States v. AlireSupreme Court of the United States · 1868

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Schneiderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Glidden Co. v. ZdanokSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Pope v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Nashville, C. & St. LR Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. United States v. Jefferson Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934

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