Legal Opinion

Campbell v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided April 7, 1884No. 6445PublishedCited by 7 opinions

The Reporters’ statement of the ease: This action the claimants brought by the voluntary filing of their petition. The agreement which was the basis of the present motion is set forth in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Deake, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court:

On the 4th of June, 1877, we dismissed this suit for want of jurisdiction in the court to entertain it, and the opinion of the court is reported in 12 C. Cls. R., 470.

The claimants now move to set aside that dismissal, so as to enable them to recover judgment for the amount which the evidence in the case shows to be due them; and they offer in support of their motion an affidavit and letters, which, together with the record in the case, show the following facts:

The amount claimed in the case was not sufficient to authorize the claimants to take…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bronson v. SchultenSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Craig v. LeslieSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
  3. Campbell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  4. Schell v. DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. Russell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1879

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1919
  2. New River Collieries Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1928
  3. Kutrzeba v. ShinsekiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2009
  4. Ralph Russell v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  5. Ralph Russell v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963

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