Rice v. United States

122 U.S. 611

7 S.Ct. 1377

30 L.Ed. 793

RICE

v.

UNITED STATES.

March 7, 1887.

(Decision by a divided court.)

The facts sufficiently appear from the following petition, which was filed February 17, 1886, and from the opinion of the court of claims, set out below.

'To the Honorable, the Court of Claims:

'The claimant, Lepine C. Rice, a citizen of the United States, resident in the city of Savannah, in the state of Georgia, respectfully represents:

'(1) Under the provisions of Rev. St. U. S. tit. 'Bankruptcy,' he is the duly appointed and qualified assignee of Robert Erwin and Charles S. Hardee, late…