McCalib v. United States

A special jurisdictional act confers jurisdiction upon this court to adjudicate and determine the issues in this case. Plaintiff’s petition was timely filed under the act and defendant has filed a demurrer thereto. The jurisdictional act provides in part as follows:

That nothing herein contained shall be construed to create any obligation not heretofore existing in law or equity against the United States in its governmental capacity or as trustee for the individual Indians receiving the benefit of such services and/or expenses: Provided, further, That the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be…