Legal Opinion

Hart v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 26, 1886No. 198PublishedCited by 18 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court. Section 7 of tbe act of Congress, approved June 25, 1868, ch. 71, 15 Stat. 76, enacted as follows: “It shall and may be lawful for tbe bead of any executive department, whenever any claim is made upon said department involving disputed facts or controverted questions of law, where the amount in controversy exceeds three thousand dollars; or where the decision will affect a class of cases or furnish a precedent for tbe future action of any executive department in tbe adjustment of a class of cases, without regard to tbe amount involved in tbe particular…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  2. United States v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  3. Carlisle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  4. United States v. PadelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  5. Armstrong's FoundrySupreme Court of the United States · 1868

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Harrington v. BushCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  2. United States v. Rene SpiropoulosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  3. Pa Prison Society v. CortesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  4. McRae v. CalifanoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
  5. Austin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API