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UNITED STATES v. ALEXANDER

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79 U.S. 177 (1871)

12 Wall. 177

20 L.Ed. 381

UNITED STATES, v. ALEXANDER.

Supreme Court of United States.

November 6, 1871.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.H. Bristow, Solicitor-General, and Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, insisting in her behalf —

Mr. J.A. Wills, contra.

Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.

Whether or not the Court of Claims has jurisdiction in a case such as the present, is a question which we do not propose now to determine, for we are of opinion that if that court had jurisdiction, it erred in giving judgment for the plaintiff. Passing, then, to the merits of the case, it is clear that if the act of 1853 stood alone no widow could be entitled to a pension...

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