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Houston v. Ormes, 252 U.S. 469 (1920)
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Houston v. Ormes, 252 U.S. 469 (1920)
Houston v. Ormes No. 86 Argued January 23, 1920 Decided April 19, 1920 252 U.S. 469
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Syllabus
Where a fund has been appropriated by Congress for payment to a specified person in satisfaction of a finding of the Court of Claims, the duty of the Treasury officials to pay it over is ministerial, and a suit by one who has an equitable right in the fund, for attorney’s fees, to establish such right as against the owner, and to require the Treasury officials to pay the fund to a receiver is not a suit against the United States, and may be maintained in the courts of the District of Columbia if the owner, as well as the officials, is made a party and bound by the decree so that it may afford due acquittance to the government. P. 472.
The situs of the debt in such cases is not material if its owner voluntarily appears and answers without objecting to the jurisdiction. P. 474.
Section 3477 of the Revised Statutes does not prevent assignment by operation of law after a claim has been allowed. P. 473.
47 App.D.C. 364 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Houston v. Ormes, 252 U.S. 469 (1920) in 252 U.S. 469 252 U.S. 471. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6EWUKVFXM6N3GKG.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Houston v. Ormes, 252 U.S. 469 (1920), in 252 U.S. 469, page 252 U.S. 471. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6EWUKVFXM6N3GKG.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Houston v. Ormes, 252 U.S. 469 (1920). cited in 1920, 252 U.S. 469, pp.252 U.S. 471. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6EWUKVFXM6N3GKG.
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