Clay v. United States

William C. Clay, the appellant, brought suit in the District Court against the United States and certain named Government officials, 1 seeking a judgment declaring void an assignment he had made to the United States of certain Letters Patent. On defendants’ motion the court dismissed the complaint, holding that it was without jurisdiction of .the subject matter and that the complaint did not state a claim upon which relief could be granted. A memorandum opinion filed by the court pointed out that in a suit against the United States under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a) (2), this Act being…