Larson v. Domestic & Foreign Commerce Corp.
United States Supreme Court
337 U.S. 682 (1949)
- Written by Noah Lewis, JD
Facts
Domestic & Foreign Commerce Corp. (coal buyer) (plaintiff) entered into an agreement with the War Assets Administration for the sale of surplus coal, which Jess Larson, head of the War Assets Administration, (defendant) then failed to deliver because the administration subsequently contracted to sell the coal to others. The coal buyer filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking an injunction prohibiting the administration from delivering the coal to anyone else as well as a declaration that the sale to the coal buyer was valid and other contracts to sell the coal were invalid. The suit rested on the fact that the coal buyer had a contract with the United States. The district court issued a temporary restraining order but then granted Larson’s motion that the court did not have jurisdiction because the suit was against the United States and was therefore barred by sovereign immunity. The court of appeals reversed. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Vinson, C.J.)
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