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HAIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 10464.

20 F.2d 245 (1927)

HAIGHT v. UNITED STATES.

District Court, W. D. Washington, N. D.

June 8, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bronson, Robinson & Jones, of Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff.

Thos. P. Revelle, U. S. Atty., and Arthur Simon, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Seattle, Wash. (A. W. Gregg, Gen. Counsel Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Frederick W. Dewart, Sp. Atty. Bureau of Internal Revenue, both of Washington, D. C., of counsel), for the United States.

NETERER, District Judge (after stating the facts as above).

It is axiomatic that the government may not be sued unless upon the authority of Congress. Immunity from suit is an inherent right of self-protection (Cary v. Curtis, 44 U. S. [3 How.] 236, 11 L. Ed. 576; Cheatham v. U. S., 92 U.S. 85, 23 L. Ed. 561; R. I. A. & L. R. Co. v. U. S., 254 U.S. 141, 41 S.Ct. 55, 65 L. Ed. 188), and if the right...

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