McDONNELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 330.

288 U.S. 420 (1933)

McDONNELL v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 13, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert Ash for petitioners.

Assistant Attorney General Rugg, with whom Solicitor General Thacher and Messrs. Whitney North Seymour, H. Brian Holland, and Erwin N. Griswold were on the brief, for the United States.

Messrs. Fred A. Woodis and Francis R. Lash, by leave of Court, filed a brief as amici curiae.


MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases arose out of the same transaction and present, on substantially the same facts, the same question of law. Reference will be made in the opinion only to the McDonnell case.

The action was brought by McDonnell in the Court of Claims on November 4, 1929 to recover $4,549.03 with interest from the date of payment, October 23, 1926. McDonnell filed his...

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