Case Name: WILLIAM YERKE v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1898-10
Citations: 34 Ct. Cl. 544
Docket Number: 
Parties: WILLIAM YERKE v. THE UNITED STATES.
Judges: Mr. Justice McKenna delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court March 13,1899.
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 544–544

Head Matter:
WILLIAM YERKE v. THE UNITED STATES.
[Not reported in C. Cls. R.;
173 U. S. R., 439.]
On the claimant’s Appeal.
The court below dismisses the claimant’s petition for want of jurisdiction, on the ground that the claimant was not a citizen of the United States at the time the depredation was committed, although he had declared his intention to become one.

Opinion:
The decision of the court below is affirmed on the same grounds.
Mr. Justice McKenna delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court March 13,1899.