Evans v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters'1 statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: • I. On August 10,1901, the claimant, who was an employee of the United States and was receiving a salary of $3,000 per annum, while under such employment was appointed a special disbursing agent by the Secretary of the Interior, the appointment being in the following words: “ DEPARTMENT OE THE INTERIOR, “ Washington, August 10, 1901. “ Mr. George W. Evans, “ Disbursing…
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The Reporters'1 statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: • I. On August 10,1901, the claimant, who was an employee of the United States and was receiving a salary of $3,000 per annum, while under such employment was appointed a special disbursing agent by the Secretary of the Interior, the appointment being in the following words: “ DEPARTMENT OE THE INTERIOR, “ Washington, August 10, 1901. “ Mr. George W. Evans, “ Disbursing Officer. “ Sir: You are hereby appointed a special disbursing agent to disburse the appropriation of $925,000 authorized and…
1Opinion of the CourtAtKINSON, J.
Claimant, who was chief of a division and disbursing clerk of the Interior Department, receiving a salary of $2,000. per year, and was also disbursing agent for the Architect of the Capitol, for which he received $1,000 per year, was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as a special disbursing agent to disburse an appropriation made by the Congress for the enlargement of the Hospital for the Insane, in the District of Columbia, and for such special service he presented a claim against the United States for $5,290.36. Payment was refused by the accounting officers of the Treasury…
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