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United States v. Frerichs

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 23, 1888No. 658PublishedCited by 14 opinions

APPEAÉ FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was an appeal from the Court of from a judgment against the United States for the sum of $10,130.31. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatohfoed

This is an appeal by the United States from a judgment of the Court of Claims, awarding to Frederick Frerichs a recovery of the sum of $10,130.31. The case was decided by that court on a demurrer to the petition, alleging that sufficient facts were not set forth to constitute a cause of action. The demurrer was overruled, and the defendants declined to plead further.

The facts set forth in the petition are in substa .ce as follows: On the 23d of January, 1878, Frerichs commenced an action in the Superior Court of the City of New York against one Charles R. Coster, a collector of internal…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. United States v. Abatoir PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1882

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Sage v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. Classen v. WellerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. St. L., B. & M. Ry. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Commissioners of the Sinking Fund v. BucknerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky · 1891

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