¶1The judgment of the court below is reversed on the ground that the claim grew out of the provisions of a treaty with a foreign nation, within the provisions of section 1060, Revised Statutes, and the petition is directed to be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
20 Ct. Cl. 538
Alling v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 1885
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1885-05-04
The courfc below decides— (1.) When construing an assignment given under and required by an act of Congress, the court will go behind the instrument and iuquire into the intent of the act and the circumstances attending its passage.
Decided 1885-05-04