Moore v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The case was submitted upon the evidence and the action of the court was upon its own motion.
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
In the preliminary investigation of loyalty which is required by the Bowman Act (§ 4,) in certain Congressional cases the court, as a matter of kindness to claimants, who can ill afford needless expense, has heard the cases before petitions have been filed or administration taken out, but has suspended the finding of loyalty until the proper party should appear and file his petition.
In the present case that course was pursued. On the hearing it appeared, both in the evidence and by the statement of counsel, that the original claimant had died before the claim reached this court, and it did…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Cofer v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1895