Pitman v. United States

Citations

• 20 Ct. Cl. 253
• 1885 U.S. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 43
• 1800 WL 1353

Syllabus

<p>On the defendants’ Motion.</p> <p>The. Secretary of the Navy transmits, rmderthe Bowman Act, a claim “ growing out of the collision between the Uniied States steamship Minnesota and the schooner Ahhie Pitman.”</p> <p>I. A claim is not pending in an executive department, within the meaning of the Bowman Act, if the department has no authority in law to take cognizance of it.</p> <p>II. The Secretary of the Navy cannot take cognizance of a claim growing out of a collision Between a United States ship of war and a merchantman, nor transmit it to this court under the Bowman Act; nor can the court entertain jurisdiction.</p>