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Levinson V. United States
''Levinson v. United States'', 258 U.S. 198 (1922), was a United States Supreme Court decision governing the sale by the United States Navy of the yacht USS Wadena (SP-158), USS ''Wadena''. The court held that the government acted within its authority in selling the yacht to someone who was not actually the highest bidder, and was therefore bound by the sale even after the higher bid was discovered. The case is one of a line of cases that established that the federal government can be bound by the apparent authority of its agents. The Navy had used the ''Wadena'' in World War I and auctioned it off after the war ended. Levinson and Johnson both submitted bids. Johnson's was the higher bid, but his bid was lost, inadvertently assigned to the similarly-spelled USS Wandena, USS ''Wandena'', which was also being sold. The Navy subsequently sold and delivered title to the ''Wadena'' to Levinson. However, upon discovering Johnson's bid, the Navy stopped the transfer and asked Johnson to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point of federal law. It also has original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party." The court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction. The court may decide cases having political overtones, but has ruled that it does not have power to decide non-justiciable political questions. Established by Article Three of the United States C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
