Case Name: Julian Alire, Appellee, v. The United States, Appellants
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1871-12
Citations: 7 Ct. Cl. 27
Docket Number: 
Parties: Julian Alire, Appellee, v. The United States, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 27–28

Head Matter:
(1 Court of Claims R., p. 233; 6 Wallace R., p. 573.)
Julian Alire, Appellee, v. The United States, Appellants.
On the appellants' Motion.
The defendants l> elow appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims. The record does not show that “ tlie amount in controversy exceeds ¡$3,000,” nor that “tlie judgment or decree will affect a class of cases or furnish a precedent for the future action of an Executive Department.” The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal. The appellants move at the same term to reinstate the case on the doehet, and remand it hack to the Court of Claims for amendment to the record.
Where, in an appeal taken "by the Government from the Court of Claims to the Supreme Court, it neither appears on the record that the amount in controversy exceeds $3,000, nor- that the decree will affect a class of cases, the appeal will be dismissed or the record remanded that the fact may be certified, as provided by the Amended Court of Claims Act, (12 Stat. L., p. 765, § 5.)
Mr. Solicitor Morton for the motion.
Messrs. Hughes, Denver & Peelc opposed.

Opinion:
Mr; Justice Nelson
delivered tbe opinion of the court:
This is a motion on the part of the United States to reinstate this cause on the docket, which was dismissed at this term, and remand it back to the Court of Claims with a view to an amended or special appeal under the fifth section of the act of March 3, 1863. (12 Stat. L., p. 765-6.) The cause was dismissed on the ground it did not appear that the amount in controversy-exceeded $3,000. The same section provides " that when the judgment or decree will affect a class of cases, or furnish a precedent for the future action of any Executive Department of the Government in the adjustment of such class of cases," " and such facts shall be certified to by the presiding justice of the Court of Claims, the Supreme Court shall entertain an appeal, on behalf of the United States, without regard to the amount in controversy."
The case involves the right of the claimant to a military bounty-land warrant under the acts of Congress passed March 3,1855, and May 14,1856, which claim had been rejected by the Commissioner of Pensions, and the rejection confirmed by the Secretary of the Interior. The case would seem to fall within the provision providing for a special appeal on behalf of the Government.
We see no valid objection to the motion, and therefore direct thfe cause to be reinstated on the docket, and the record remanded back to the Court of Claims for such further proceedings as may seem fit and proper in the cause as it respects the appeal prayed for.
REOOED DEMANDED.