Legal Opinion
Hunter v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1950No. 6075PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action brought against the United States and the Postmaster General for the reinstatement of the plaintiff as Postmaster at Alexander, North Carolina, and for the recovery of back pay from the time of his alleged wrongful dismissal. It is clear that the District Court was correct in dismissing the action for want of jurisdiction.
Not only does the case fall within the general rule that the United States cannot be sued without its consent, Siskind v. Morgenthau, 80 U.S.App.D.C. 249, 152 F.2d 286; Love v. United States, 8 Cir., 108 F.2d 43, 45, but…
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