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Houston Coal Co. v. United States, 262 U.S. 361 (1923)
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Houston Coal Co. v. United States, 262 U.S. 361 (1923)
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Houston Coal Company v. United States No. 365 Argued April 10, 1923 Decided June 4, 1923 262 U.S. 361
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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Section 10 of the Lever Act grants jurisdiction to the district court of an action against the United States to recover the difference between what the government has paid the plaintiff as just compensation for property requisitioned under that section and what the plaintiff, alleging that the payment was accepted under protest, because of duress, and with express reservation of the right to demand more, claims to be just compensation. P. 364.
Reversed.
Error to a judgment of the district court dismissing, for want of jurisdiction, an action under the Lever Act to recover the difference between what the government paid the plaintiff as just compensation in full for property requisitioned and a larger amount which, plaintiff alleged, was the true value.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Houston Coal Co. v. United States, 262 U.S. 361 (1923) in 262 U.S. 361 262 U.S. 364. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XF85C5G228IDFKQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Houston Coal Co. v. United States, 262 U.S. 361 (1923), in 262 U.S. 361, page 262 U.S. 364. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XF85C5G228IDFKQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Houston Coal Co. v. United States, 262 U.S. 361 (1923). cited in 1923, 262 U.S. 361, pp.262 U.S. 364. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XF85C5G228IDFKQ.
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