United States v. Stanton
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to tlie Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe District of Connecticut. This is a writ of error to the circuit court for the district of Connecticut.
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In Error to tlie Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe District of Connecticut. This is a writ of error to the circuit court for the district of Connecticut. Lewis E. Stanton, United States attorney for said district from January 2, 18X5, to April 2, 1888, duly filed his petition under the act of March 3, 1887 (chapter 350), to recover certain items in his accounts as district attorney which had been suspended or disallowed by the accounting officers, or which, although allowed, have not been paid. Issue being joined, the case came on for hearing. Some of the items claimed were allowed…
1Opinion of the CourtLa Combe, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). 1. The circuit court allowed three items of five dollars each for attendance before United States commissioner in the cases of Meech and Eoath. These persons were defaulting cashiers in two Norwich banks. The days charged for were days necessarily spent in Norwich in the actual examination and investiga tion of the cases, partly in the office of the commissioner, but before the arrest was made. " No sworn testimony of witnesses was taken before the commissioner on the days which were disallowed. The claim is made under section 824 of the United States Kevised…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Deweese v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
- Stanton v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1896
- United States v. ColmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
- Hennebique Const. Co. v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1909