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MEDBURY v. UNITED STATES

No. 225.

173 U.S. 492 (1899)

19 S.Ct. 503

43 L.Ed. 779

MEDBURY, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 3, 1899.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Russell Duane and Mr. Harvey Spalding for appellant. Mr. E.W. Spalding was on the brief.

Mr. George Hines Gorman for appellees. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Pradt was on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

Two questions arise in this case: (1) Whether the Court of Claims had jurisdiction of the claim; and (2) if it had, what is the true construction of the act of June 16, 1880, requiring the repayment to the purchaser, of the excess of $1.25 per acre where the land purchased has afterwards been found not to be within the limits of a railroad land...

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