Legal Opinion

Dodd v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided February 1, 1886No. 349PublishedCited by 6 opinions

The Reporters’ statement of the case: The motion was to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, the only ground being the adverse report made upon the claim here in suit by the Southern Claims Commission.

1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.

This case, transmitted to us under the Bowman Act by the Committee on War Claims of the House of Representatives, the Government moves to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, con*118tending that as tbe claim was presented to the Southern Claims Commission and rejected there, it is covered by section 3 of the Bowman Act, which provides that this court shall not have “jurisdiction of any claim against the United States which is now barred by virtue of the provisions of any law of the United States.” (22 Stat. L., 485.)

It is urged by the defendants that the rejection by the commission and the failure…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ford v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1884
  2. Belt's v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1879

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Chase v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1915
  2. Burwell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1887
  3. Conard v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1890
  4. Duplantier v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1892
  5. Belt v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1888

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