Work v. United States Ex Rel. Rives

delivered the opinion of the Court...This is an appeal under section 250 of the Judicial dode, par. 6, from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, affirmed by the Court of Appeals, granting a mandamus compelling the Secretary of the Interior to consider and allow a claim for net loéses. suffered by Logan Rives, the relator, in producing and preparing to produce manganese at the instance of the Government for war purposes, under section 5 of the Dent Act (March 2, 1919, ch. 94, 40 Stat. 1272).

Relator’s petition shows that he incurred losses aggregating $55,204.15, but…