Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Greathouse v. Dern
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 8, 1933No. 677PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. JUstice Stone
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The relators, petitioners here, filed their petition in the-Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for a writ of mandamus to compel' the Secretary of . War and the Chief of Engineers to authorize the construction of a wharf' in the Potomac River within the District of Columbia adjacent to their land on the Virginia shore, the . construction being forbidden by § 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, c. 425, 30 Stat. 1121, 1151, 33 U.S.C., § 403, “ except on plans recommended by the Chief of •Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War,” The…
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