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Reid v. United States, 211 U.S. 529 (1909)
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Reid v. United States, 211 U.S. 529 (1909)
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Reid v. United States No. 552 Argued December 11, 14, 1908 Decided January 4, 1909 211 U.S. 529
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Suits can be maintained against the sovereign power only by its permission and subject to such restrictions as it sees fit to impose, Kawananakoa v. Polyblank, 205 U.S. 349, and a statutory change in the ordinary business of the courts will not be held to extend that permission when the general policy as to such suits is maintained. United States v. Dalcour, 203 U.S. 408.
The Act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 826, c. 517, deals with general, and not special, jurisdiction, and nothing in §§ 5, 6, or 14 extended the right of review of judgments of the district court sitting as a Court of Claims under the Act of March 3, 1887, c. 359, 24 Stat. 505, and a writ of error will not lie to review a judgment in favor of the government on a claim of less than $3,000.
Courts must take notice of the limits of their jurisdiction, and the government should not consent to allow a suit against it to proceed if the court has not jurisdiction.
Not decided, the Court not having jurisdiction of the appeal, whether an enlisted man can, under the circumstance of this case, be discharged without honor by order of the President without trial by court-martial.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Reid v. United States, 211 U.S. 529 (1909) in 211 U.S. 529 211 U.S. 530–211 U.S. 536. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZC3K8PHIPJ3J4ZE.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Reid v. United States, 211 U.S. 529 (1909), in 211 U.S. 529, pp. 211 U.S. 530–211 U.S. 536. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZC3K8PHIPJ3J4ZE.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Reid v. United States, 211 U.S. 529 (1909). cited in 1909, 211 U.S. 529, pp.211 U.S. 530–211 U.S. 536. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZC3K8PHIPJ3J4ZE.
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