Bradford v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Suit in. the Court of Claims under the Tucker Act, so-called, to recover the sum of $15,791.92. The petition was dismissed upon demurrer.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Suit in. the Court of Claims under the Tucker Act, so-called, to recover the sum of $15,791.92. The petition was dismissed upon demurrer. The facts, as alleged, are these: Appellant is the owner of tracts of land, each containing 160 acres, in the Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana, which have been in his possession and ownership since, respectively, the tenth of October, 1898, fourteenth of September, 1901, and the twelfth of December, 1902. The lands at certain times prior to those dates were public lands of the United States and subject to entry under…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
It' will be observed from the allegations of the petition that appellant not only had been convicted of defrauding the Government of certain lands, but that he was charged with.-fraud in regard to the lands which' he relinquished and on account of which he contends a contract arose between him and the Government. This must be regarded *453as an element in the consideration of the case. Appellant was a.convicted wrongdoer in two cases; he was a suspected wrongdoer in the other cases, and from that standpoint the Government dealt with him; and he was a petitioner for a pardon. The pardon was…
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