United States v. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvart Maatschappij (Holland-American Line)
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.. The claim sued on is founded both upon a law of Congress and upon a regulation of an executive department of the Government, and the Court of Claims clearly had jurisdiction.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.. The claim sued on is founded both upon a law of Congress and upon a regulation of an executive department of the Government, and the Court of Claims clearly had jurisdiction. Patton v. Brady, 184 U. S. 608, 611; Dooley v. United States, 182 U. S. 222; United States v. Lynah, 188 U. S. 445. The cases cited by the Government hold, what is not disputed, that Congress has not permitted suits against the Government for mere torts, nor for tortious acts of its representatives, unless the. claim is founded upon the Constitution,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
A suit was brought in the Court of Claims by the Holland-American Line to recover from the United States for the cost of the maintenance and medical care furnished by the United States for certain aliens brought by the plaintiff to this country on the steamers of its line which it had been required to pay.
The petition sets forth that the United States, immigration officials temporarily detained some aliens in hospitals because they were alleged to be suffering from temporary illness, or accompanied aliens who were so suffering, and subsequently permitted them tó enter the country; the aliens…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Schillinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Dooley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Gibbons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Tempel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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- United States v. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Holland-America Lijn)Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
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