United States v. Jones
This text of 131 U.S. 1 (United States v. Jones) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of the United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
In addition to the above cases decided on appeal from the Court of Claims, the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Jones et al. (131 U. S. R., 1), appeal from the Circuit [533]*533Court of tbe United States for the district of Oregon, decided that the Act of March 3,1887, “to provide for the bringing of suits against the Government of the United States ” (24 Stat. L., 505 c. 359), does not confer upon the district or circuit courts of the United States or upon the Court of Claims jurisdiction in equity to compel the issue and delivery of a patent for public land.
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