Price v. United States & Osage Indians
Citations
- 174 U.S. 373
- 19 S. Ct. 765
- 43 L. Ed. 1011
- 1899 U.S. LEXIS 1498
Syllabus
<p>Under the act of March 3, 1891, c. 538, giving the Court of Claims jurisdiction over claims for property of citizens of the United States taken or destroyed by Indians no jurisdiction is given to the court over a claim for merely consequential damages resulting to the owner of property so taken by reason of the taking but not directly caused by the Indians.</p>
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- “It is an axiom of our jurisprudence. The government is not hable to suit unless it consents thereto, and its liability in suit cannot be extended beyond the plain language of the statute authorizing it.”
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Judges: Brewer, McKenna, Peckham, White
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