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Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd. v. United States, 231 U.S. 326 (1913)
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Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd. v. United States, 231 U.S. 326 (1913)
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Eastern Extension, Australia & China Telegraph Co., Ltd. v. United States No. 419 Argued October 22, 1913 Decided December 1, 1913 231 U.S. 326
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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While the Act of March 3, 1887, c. 359, 24 Stat. 505, broadened the general jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, it was not repugnant to or or inconsistent with the limitations of § 1066, Rev.Stat., expressly excluding from such jurisdiction all claims growing out of treaty stipulations, and it did not, therefore, repeal that section.
Claims based on treaty stipulations within § 1066, Rev.Stat., include those which arise solely as the result of cession of territory to the United States.
The policy and spirit of a statute should be considered in construing it, as well as the letter.
Although the Court of Claims has not jurisdiction of claims against the United States based on treaty stipulations, it has jurisdiction of claims based on contracts originally made with the former sovereign of ceded territory and assumed by the United States after the cession, either expressly or by implication.
Where the court below declined to take jurisdiction and the appeal is solely on that question, this Court will not express any opinion on the merits, as they are not before it.
48 Ct.Clms. 33 reversed.
The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd. v. United States, 231 U.S. 326 (1913) in 231 U.S. 326 231 U.S. 327. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8D3JH16Q5XCWEB7.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd. v. United States, 231 U.S. 326 (1913), in 231 U.S. 326, page 231 U.S. 327. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8D3JH16Q5XCWEB7.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd. v. United States, 231 U.S. 326 (1913). cited in 1913, 231 U.S. 326, pp.231 U.S. 327. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8D3JH16Q5XCWEB7.
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