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John Horstmann Co. v. United States, 257 U.S. 138 (1921)
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John Horstmann Co. v. United States, 257 U.S. 138 (1921)
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John Horstmann Co. v. United States Nos. 26 , 32 Argued October 7, 1921 Decided November 21, 1921 257 U.S. 138
APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
Syllabus
In actions in the Court of Claims for damages resulting from an unforeseen flooding of claimants’ soda lakes following construction and operation of a government irrigation project by which water was brought into the watershed,
Held:
(1) That allegations that the water percolated through the ground due to lack of proper lining in the government’s canals and ditches, the manner of their construction, and the natural conditions were not intended to set up negligence, but merely to show causal connection between the project and the flooding, and hence did not characterize the cause of action as ex delicto. P. 144.
(2) That, as no intentional taking of claimants’ property could be implied, the government was not liable ex contractu, assuming such causal relation. P. 145. United States v. Lynah, 188 U.S. 445, distinguished.
54 Ct.Clms. 169, 214; 55 id. 66, affirmed.
Appeal from judgments denying recovery for damages resulting from the flooding of claimants’ soda lakes.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," John Horstmann Co. v. United States, 257 U.S. 138 (1921) in 257 U.S. 138 257 U.S. 139–257 U.S. 142. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZARRARNJVXDWD2R.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." John Horstmann Co. v. United States, 257 U.S. 138 (1921), in 257 U.S. 138, pp. 257 U.S. 139–257 U.S. 142. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZARRARNJVXDWD2R.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in John Horstmann Co. v. United States, 257 U.S. 138 (1921). cited in 1921, 257 U.S. 138, pp.257 U.S. 139–257 U.S. 142. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZARRARNJVXDWD2R.
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