United States v. Doullut
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Action by Paul Doullut against the United States. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This suit was commenced under the provisions of Tucker Act March 3, 1887, c. 359, 24 Stat. L. 505 (U. S. Comp.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Rufus E. Foster, Judge. Action by Paul Doullut against the United States. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This suit was commenced under the provisions of Tucker Act March 3, 1887, c. 359, 24 Stat. L. 505 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 752), by filing the following petition on May 26, 1911: “To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern 'District of Louisiana. “Paul Doullut, of New Orleans, a citizen of the state of Louisiana, brings this, his bill…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Assuming that the findings of fact made by the trial judge substantially cover the issues made by the pleadings, the effect thereof, properly construed, is that the contract of lease as alleged was entered into between Doullut and the United States in so far as the Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to enter into such a lease, and the question is presented whether Doullut is entitled to have judgment against the United States for darqages as found resulting from breach of the contract. By demurrer, and in the answer, contention is made that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hooe v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Chase v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Ware v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
3Cited by3 opinions
- Osborne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- Leiter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Bradford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1915