Private Law 195.
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(/us/pvtl/75/194)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Sarah E. Palmer.Payment to. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Sarah E. Palmer, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,000 in full settlement of all claims against the Government for injuries suffered as the result of her car having been struck by an Army truck in Baltimore on October 10, 1932, and for expenses and losses resulting therefrom: *Provided*, That no*Proviso.*Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with such claim.
It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. AnyPenalty for violation. person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved, June 29, 1937. Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Charles W. Benton. 50 Stat. 1012 Chapter 421 1937-06-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 421] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Charles W.
Benton. June 29, 1937[[H. R. 5214](/us/bill/75/hr/5214)][[Private, No. 195](/us/pvtl/75/195)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Charles W. BentonClaim of, submitted to District Court. That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to hear, determine, and render judgment, as1013 if the United States were suable in tort, upon the claim of Charles W.
Benton, of Beebe, Arkansas, for alleged damages resulting from personal injuries sustained by him on December 14, 1936, on account of the alleged explosion of dynamite caps or other explosives stored or left on his farm near Beebe, White County, Arkansas, by employees of the Beebe-Floyd-Romance, Arkansas, Road Project, an undertaking of the Works Progress Administration of the United States. Sec. 2. Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time withinCommencement of suit. one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations.
Proceedings for the determinationProceedings. of such claim, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such[28 U. S. C. § 41 (20)](/us/usc/t28/s/41/20). court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph 20 of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended: *Provided*, That the judgment,*Proviso.*Limitation on judgment. if any, shall not exceed the sum of $2,500. Approved, June 29, 1937. For the relief of Harold Scott and Ellis Marks. 50 Stat. 1013 Chapter 422 1937-06-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-11-23 75 1 private [CHAPTER 422] AN ACT For the relief of Harold Scott and Ellis Marks. June 29, 1937[[H. R. 5456](/us/bill/75/hr/5456)][
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