Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Layton v. Selb Manufacturing Co.

385 U.S. 929

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1966-11-07
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • non-resident alien’s damage claims against President Johnson due to destruction of property in Vietnam as a result of American military actions in Southeast Asia, dismissed as a non-justiciable controversy
  • nonresident alien may not sue United States for damages to property in foreign country allegedly caused by U.S. armed forces

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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.