Legal Opinion
Amell v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1966No. 282PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The case before us presents interesting problems of a jurisdictional nature. The Suits in Admiralty Act1 vests exclusive jurisdiction in the district courts when the suit is of a maritime nature. Under the Tucker Act,2 the Court of Claims has jurisdiction over contractual claims against the United States. This jurisdictional interaction presents itself here.
The petitioners are employees of various federal executive departments working aboard government vessels. They filed contractual actions in the Court of Claims, alleging they were entitled to back pay increases and overtime pay for their…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bulova Watch Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johansen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Bruner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by84 opinions
- Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- The Wilderness Society v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- De Bardeleben Marine Corp., as Successor in Interest to Blue Stack Towing Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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