Legal Opinion

United States v. McCrory

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 3, 1899No. 701PublishedCited by 31 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama. With this case were argued 18 other cases of same character.

1Opinion of the Court

PARDEE, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit brought in the district court for the Northern district of Alabama, by the defendant in error, James T. McCrory, to recover compensation from the United States for services rendered as a letter carrier for time actually employed over and above eight hours per day. On the trial there was judgment against the United States for the sum of $253.21, the full amount claimed, and the United States sued out this writ of error. Subsequent to the rendition of the judgment and to the suing- out of the writ of error, the following statute, restrictive of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
  2. United States v. GermaineSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  3. Hall v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Auffmordt v. HeddenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  5. United States v. MouatSupreme Court of the United States · 1888

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Bruner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. McGregor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1904
  3. Martin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
  4. United States v. SchlierholzDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1905
  5. Hand v. CookNevada Supreme Court · 1907

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