Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.
It is insisted that Great Britain does not accord to our citizens the right to prosecute claims against her government in her courts, because the mode of proceeding in that country for the recovery of claims against the government depends on the will of the Crown, while with us the right is absolute.
It is a familiar principle that all governments possess an immunity from suit, and it is only in a spirit...
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