Case Name: United States v. Jordan et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1951-10-08
Citations: 342 U.S. 809
Docket Number: No. 46
Parties: United States v. Jordan et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 342
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
No. 46.
United States v. Jordan et al.
Solicitor General Perlman for the United States.
Sam Costen for respondents.

Opinion:
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the third question presented by the petition for the writ, i. e.:
"Whether assignments of claims against the United States for such timber damage to the leased property are void under the Anti-Assignment Act (31 U. S. C. § 203), where the assignments were voluntarily made by the lessor-owners of the property to their successors in title after the leases had expired and after possession had been returned to them by the United States."