...alleges the suit is brought under the general jurisdictional act which gives this court the right to hear All claims (except for pensions) founded upon the...equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable. US Code, Title 28, Sec. 250. The plaintiff must bring himself within the provisions of this section....

...jurisdictional statute (28 USC 250; 1940 Ed.). The language is: All claims (except for pensions) founded * * * upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government...equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable; * * *. The earliest statute applicable to this court, the Act of February 24, 1855 (10 Stat. 612),...

...jurisdiction. Section 145 of the Judicial Code confers jurisdiction to hear and determine claims founded " upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government...equity, or admiralty, if the United States were suable." It being the duty of all courts to recognize the limits of their authority (Reid's case, 211 US, 529),...

...the United States, or for damages, liquidated or unliquidated, in 109 C. Cls. Opinion of the Court cases not sounding in tort, in respect of which claims...equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable : * * *. The discussion, in United, States v. Lynah, 188 US 445, in the majority and concurring opinions,...

...conferring upon the Court of Claims jurisdiction over claims founded upon any law of Congress and also for "damages, liquidated or unliquidated, in cases...against the United States either in a court of law, or equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable," (US Code, Title 28, Section 250) ; it is...

...statute expressly provides that this court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all such claims "in respect of which claims the party would be entitled...equity, or admiralty, if the United States were suable." Cf. Seminole Nation v. United States, 316 US 286, 294-300. For the reason stated and in view of the...

...paragraph of Section 145 of the judicial act, Fifth Federal Statutes Annotated, page 649, provides: "All claims (except for pensions) founded upon the...equity or admiralty if the. United States were suable." So, clearly would it appear, that if the contract hereinafter referred to were breached by the Government,...

...regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government, or for damages liquidated or unliquidated in cases...would be entitled to redress against the United States in a court of law, equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable, but war claims and claims...

...except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an executive department, or upon any contract, expressed or implied, with the government of the United States,...equity, or admiralty, if the United States were suable," with certain exceptions not material here to state. The act (section 2) also gives the district and...

...First. All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, * • * or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government...redress against the United States either in a court of taw, equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable. • * * • * * * » • Sec. 2. That the...