PUGH v. UNITED STATES


80 U.S. 633 (____)

13 Wall. 633

PUGH v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T.J. Durant, for the appellant.

Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.


The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court.

The destruction of property complained of was during the war and in one of the States engaged in the rebellion, and the presumption, in the absence of inconsistent allegations, is that it was by the military forces of the United States. It is clear that a petition for compensation for injuries of this character could not be sustained in the Court of Claims, for the demand...

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