UNITED STATES v. GRANT


110 U.S. 225 (1884)

UNITED STATES v. GRANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21st, 1884.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W. Hallett Phillips for the motion.

Mr. Solicitor-General and Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Simons against.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Grant & Co. sued the United States in the Court of Claims on the 2d of December, 1868, and on the 6th of December, 1869, recovered a judgment for $34,225.14. On the 5th of January, 1883, the following act was passed by Congress:

"Be it enacted ... That the Court of Claims be, and it is hereby, directed to reopen and readjudicate the case of Albert Grant and Darius Jackson ... upon the evidence...

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