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JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 825.

160 U.S. 546 (1896)

16 S.Ct. 377

40 L.Ed. 529

JOHNSON, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 13, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John Wharton Clark for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Howry for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The principal question turns on the matter of citizenship. Claimant was a citizen at the time of the passage of the act of 1891, but not when the wrongs complained of were committed. Had the Court of Claims jurisdiction?

That court has no general jurisdiction over claims against the United States. It can take cognizance of only those matters...

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