United States ex rel. Holzendorf v. Hay
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal by tbe petitioner from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia refusing to lay a rule upon the Secretary of State to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue, and dismissing a petition therefor. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
1. The appellant, Ferdinand Holzendorf, filed his petition in the Supreme Court of the District, on August 5, 1902, for a writ of mandamus to the Secretary of State, commanding him forthwith to institute “vigorous and proper proceedings against the Empire of Germany, and the Emperor ” thereof, for the recovery of damages, on behalf of petitioner, *578in the sum of $500,000.. The grounds of petitioner’s claims, as we apprehend them from the rather incoherent recitals of the petition, are substantially these: Petitioner, a naturalized citizen of the United States, visited Germany under a regular…
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