United States v. Haynes

Supreme Court

United States v. Haynes

130 U.S. 653, 9 S. Ct. 648, 32 L. Ed. 1060, 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1786

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedMay 13, 1889

Docket273

StatusPublished

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United States v. Haynes, 130 U.S. 653, 9 S. Ct. 648, 32 L. Ed. 1060, 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1786 (1889).

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Mr: Justice Gray

delivered the opinion of the court.

The motíbn to dismiss must be granted. The amount in dispute is less than $5000; and the case does not come within any of the classes specified in § 699 of the Revised Statutes, in which this court has appellate jurisdiction without regard to. the sum or value in dispute. The only subdivisions which could possibly be supposed to cover this case are the second and third.

The second subdivision relates to judgments “ in any civil action brought by the United States for the enforcement of any revenue law thereof; ” and, as was directly adjudged in the recent case of United States v. Hill, 12 U. S. 681, a suit upon an official bond is not an action for the enforcement of a revenue law of-the United States.

The. third subdivision relates to judgments “in any civil action against any officer of the revenue, for any act done by 'him in the performance of his official duty, or for the recovery of any money exacted by or paid to him which shall have been paid into the Treasury.” : This applies only to suit's, whether sounding in tort or in contract, brought by individuals or corporations against officers óf the revenue acting on behalf of the United States, and does not include any suit brought by the United States against one of those officers. It has regard to actions in which the interest of the United States is as defendants, hot as plaintiffs.

Writ of' error dismissed for want of jurisdiction:

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Mr: Justice Gray

delivered the opinion of the court.

The motíbn to dismiss must be granted. The amount in dispute is less than $5000; and the case does not come within any of the classes specified in § 699 of the Revised Statutes, in which this court has appellate jurisdiction without regard to. the sum or value in dispute. The only subdivisions which could possibly be supposed to cover this case are the second and third.

The second subdivision relates to judgments “ in any civil action brought by the United States for the enforcement of any revenue law thereof; ” and, as was directly adjudged in the recent case of United States v. Hill, 12 U. S. 681, a suit upon an official bond is not an action for the enforcement of a revenue law of-the United States.

The. third subdivision relates to judgments “in any civil action against any officer of the revenue, for any act done by 'him in the performance of his official duty, or for the recovery of any money exacted by or paid to him which shall have been paid into the Treasury.” : This applies only to suit's, whether sounding in tort or in contract, brought by individuals or corporations against officers óf the revenue acting on behalf of the United States, and does not include any suit brought by the United States against one of those officers. It has regard to actions in which the interest of the United States is as defendants, hot as plaintiffs.

Writ of' error dismissed for want of jurisdiction:

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