Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1932No. 3251PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a suit filed under the Tucker Act, 28 USCA § 41 (20), by one P. A. L. Smith, Jr., committee of the estate of Thornton L. Davis, a veteran of the World War and a person of unsound mind. The petition alleged that compensation had been awarded Davis under a disability rating approved by the Veterans’ Bureau; that there had accrued and become payable to him under such award the sum of $3,000 and accrued interest; that Davis was insane and was a patient at Southwestern State Hospital at Marion, Va.; that petitioner had been .duly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kendall v. United States Ex Rel. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Decatur v. PauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- United States v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Dunlap v. BlackSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Hines v. United States Ex Rel. MarshCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- William J. Powers, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Anderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- United States v. DismukeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
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