James L. Bradford, Appt. v. United States

228 U.S. 446

33 S.Ct. 576

57 L.Ed. 912

JAMES L. BRADFORD, Appt.,

v.

UNITED STATES.

No. 571.

Submitted March 24, 1913.

Decided April 28, 1913.

Suit in the court of claims under the Tucker act [24 Stat. at L. 505, chap. 359, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 752], so-called, to recover the sum of $15,791.92.

The petition was dismissed upon demurrer.

The facts, as alleged, are these: Appellant is the owner of tracts of land, each containing 160 acres, in the parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, which have been in his possession and ownership since, respectively, the 10th of October, 1898, 14th of September,…