Supreme Court of the United States February 15, 1897, 620 (District of Columbia v. Dickson)

Mr. Justice Peckham,

delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case, which is of the same general nature as the foregoing cases, the petitioner, who was the assignee of one of the ■contractors, filed his original -petition in the Court of Claims December 15/1880. The case, after being heard, was submitted to that court on the 26th of May, 1882, and was by it •dismissed on the 29th of May, 1882.