Legal Opinion
United States v. Sherwood
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 1941No. 500PublishedCited by 3,368 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The New York Supreme Court, acting under authority of § 795 of the New York Civil' Practice Act, made an order authorizing respondent, as a judgment creditor, to maintain a suit under the Tucker Act of March 3,1887, 24 Stat. 505, § 24 (20) of the Judicial Code, 28 U. S. C. § 41 (20), to recover damages from the United States for breach of its contract with the judgment debtor. The question for decision is whether a United States District Court has jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
The order authorized respondent, who had recovered a judgment against Kaiser in the New York Supreme Court for…
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