Mr. Akerman, Attorney-General, Mr. Bristow, Solicitor-General, and Mr. C. H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, in support of the motion: The United States as sovereign are not liable to suit at all, and if they submit themselves to suit it is ex grati a, and on such terms as they may see fit.
United States v. Klein - United States Supreme Court
Mr. Akerman, Attorney-General, Mr. Bristow, Solicitor-General, and Mr. C. H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, in support of the motion: The United States as sovereign are not liable to suit at all, and if they submit themselves to suit it is ex grati a, and on such terms as they may see fit.