United States v. Beggerly

Twelve years after settling a quiet-title dispute over land whose ownership before the Louisiana Purchase could not be conclusively determined, Beggerly (plaintiff) sued the United States (defendant) again after a genealogical specialist discovered records suggesting the land had actually been deeded to a private party in 1781; the government argued the suit was untimely, and after the court of appeals reversed the district court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, the government sought Supreme Court review.