CROSS v. UNITED STATES


81 U.S. 479 (1871)

14 Wall. 479

CROSS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. G.H. Williams, Attorney-General, and Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, in support of the ruling below.

J.J. Combs, contra, for the claimant.


Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.

To uphold the ruling made by the Court of Claims would be, we think, to take a narrow view of the legislative intention in this case and to give substantial effect to the technical defences which have distinguished this litigation. There is no defence now on the merits, nor was there when the case went to Congress. It went there, not because the United States was not bound...

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