McElyea v. United States

This matter is before us on a motion filed by the plaintiff February 26, 1921, for a call on the Secretary of the Treasury for certain desired information. The call in itself does not present any question worthy of lengthy consideration, but it brings before the court facts with reference to the case which are of importance as bearing upon the right not only of this plaintiff to maintain this, action, but of a*number of others as to whose claims the same principle may apply. It is plainly apparent that if upon the face of the plaintiff’s petition it appears that he has no right to maintain…