Legal Opinion
United States v. Dickinson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 1947No. 77PublishedCited by 493 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
These are two suits brought under the Tucker Act (Judicial Code § 24 (20), 28 U. S. C. § 41 (20)) to recover the value of property claimed to have been taken by the Government. The suits were consolidated for purposes of the trial and though they present minor differentiating factors they may here, as below, be disposed of by a single opinion.
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3Cited by493 opinions
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