Johnson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. On March 3, 1891, Congress passed an act, 26 Stat. 851, c. 538, vesting certain jurisdiction in the Court of 'Claims, the material, portion of which is found in the first section, and reads as follows: “ That in addition to the jurisdiction, which now is, or may hereafter be, conferred upon the Court of Claims, said court shall have and possess jurisdiction and authority to inquire into and finally adjudicate, in the manner provided in this…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. On March 3, 1891, Congress passed an act, 26 Stat. 851, c. 538, vesting certain jurisdiction in the Court of 'Claims, the material, portion of which is found in the first section, and reads as follows: “ That in addition to the jurisdiction, which now is, or may hereafter be, conferred upon the Court of Claims, said court shall have and possess jurisdiction and authority to inquire into and finally adjudicate, in the manner provided in this act, all claims of the following classes, namely : “First. All claims for property of citizens of the United States taken…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The principal question turns on the matter. of citizenship. Claimant was a citizen at the time of the passage of the act of 1891, but not when the wrongs complained of were committed. Had the. Court of Claims jurisdiction?
That court has no general jurisdiction over claims against the United States. It can take cognizance of only those matters which by the terms of some act of Congress are committed to it. Schilling v. United States, 155 U. S. 163.
Congress did not by the act of 1891 assume in behalf of the United States, responsibility for all acts of depredation by Indians, nor grant to the…
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