Townsend v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case, as found by the court: I. The claimant was United States district attorney for the northern district of New York from March 4,1879, to October 27.1886. II. George B. Wellington and W. V. S. Woodward were assistant United States attorneys for said district from January 1.1886, to June 30,1886, having been appointed by the Attorney-General under section 363 of the Revised Statutes.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case, as found by the court: I. The claimant was United States district attorney for the northern district of New York from March 4,1879, to October 27.1886. II. George B. Wellington and W. V. S. Woodward were assistant United States attorneys for said district from January 1.1886, to June 30,1886, having been appointed by the Attorney-General under section 363 of the Revised Statutes. The form of their appointment was as follows: “Sir: Upon the recommendation of Martin I. Townsend, esq., United States attorney for the…
1Opinion of the CourtScoeield, J.
In 1886 the claimant was district attorney for the northern district of New York. At his request two assistants were appointed by the Attorney-General under the provisions of section 363 of the Revised Statutes. By stipulation of the Attorney-General they were to be paid for their services a yearly salary of $2,250 each. In performance of their duties, between January 1 and July 1 of that year, these assistants traveled 5,895 miles and attended before commissioners or in court 23 days. For this travel the claimant thinks he is entitled to charge 10 cents a mile, and for the court attendance…
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- Perrimond v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1884
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