Goldberg v. Daniels, 231 U.S. 218 (1913)

Name: Goldberg v. Daniels, 231 U.S. 218 (1913) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Goldberg v. Daniels

No. 79

Argued November 14, 1913
Decided December 1, 1913
231 U.S. 218

ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

The United States, as the owner in possession of property, cannot be interfered with behind its back; nor can the courts compel the officer having the custody of such property to surrender it in a proceeding to which the United States is not, and cannot be made, a party.

Mandamus will not lie at the instance of one who in response to advertisement has made the highest bid for a vessel to compel the Secretary of the Navy to deliver the vessel.

The discretion of the Secretary of the Navy is not ended by receipt and opening of bids for a condemned naval vessel even though they satisfy the condition prescribed. Mandamus will not lie to compel him to accept the highest bid.

37 App.D.C. 282, affirmed.

The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Secretary of the Navy to carry out the terms of a bid in response to advertisements for sale of a naval vessel, are stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Goldberg v. Daniels, 231 U.S. 218 (1913) in 231 U.S. 218 231 U.S. 219–231 U.S. 221. Original Sources, accessed May 6, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=53359J8GLHC7QAK.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Goldberg v. Daniels, 231 U.S. 218 (1913), in 231 U.S. 218, pp. 231 U.S. 219–231 U.S. 221. Original Sources. 6 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=53359J8GLHC7QAK.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Goldberg v. Daniels, 231 U.S. 218 (1913). cited in 1913, 231 U.S. 218, pp.231 U.S. 219–231 U.S. 221. Original Sources, retrieved 6 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=53359J8GLHC7QAK.

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