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CONTZEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 84.

179 U.S. 191 (1900)

FRITZ CONTZEN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 3, 1900.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.B. Browne, Mr. J.W. Douglas, Mr. Alexander Britton and Mr. Alexander Porter Morse for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson and Mr. Lincoln B. Smith for appellees.

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

The petition alleged that appellant was a naturalized citizen of the United States at the time it was filed, but it contained no averment that he was such citizen at the date of the alleged depredation. If he was not, the Court of Claims did not have jurisdiction to adjudicate upon his claim, and its judgment must be affirmed. Johnson v. United States, 160 U.S. 546<...

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