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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

LEITER ET AL., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES
    [59 C. Cls. 907; 271 U. S. 204]
    Judgment was rendered in favor of the United States in the court below. On appeal the judgment was affirmed, the Supreme Court deciding:
    1. A lease to the Government for a term of years, made without specific authority of law, under an appropriation for but one fiscal year, is binding on the Government only for that year. Rev. Stats, section 3732; section 3679, as amended February 27, 1906.
    2. To make such a lease binding for any subsequent year, it is neeessary, not only that an appropriation be made available-for the payment of the rent, but that the Government, by its duly authorized officers, affirmatively continue the lease for such subsequent year; thereby, in effect, by the adoption of the original lease, making a new lease under the authority of such appropriation for the subsequent year.
   Mr. Justice SaNfoRd

delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court May 10, 1926.