UNITED STATES v. JONES


119 U.S. 477 (1886)

UNITED STATES v. JONES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 13, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John Paul Jones, in person, for the motion.

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Heber J. May, Assistant Attorney, opposing.


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

The grounds of this motion are:

1. That under the law as it now stands no appeal lies from a judgment of the Court of Claims to this court; and,

2. That since the appeal was taken Congress has appropriated the amount necessary to pay the judgment.

The case of Gordon v. United States, 2 Wall. 561, holding that no appeal would lie from a judgment of the Court of Claims...

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