Childs v. District of Columbia
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following is the material part of the defendant’s motion : 1st. That since the rendition of the judgment herein, to wit, on the 6th day of February, 1884, it was discovered by the Attorney-General and at that date first came to his knowledge tbat the District of Columbia had recovered against the claimant Isaac P. Childs and another on February 7,1881, judgment in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the sum of #850, and…
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following is the material part of the defendant’s motion : 1st. That since the rendition of the judgment herein, to wit, on the 6th day of February, 1884, it was discovered by the Attorney-General and at that date first came to his knowledge tbat the District of Columbia had recovered against the claimant Isaac P. Childs and another on February 7,1881, judgment in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the sum of #850, and interest and costs, which said judgment remains nnreversed and unsatisfied, as will more fully appear by reference to a…
1Opinion of the Court
Drake, Oh. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
Charles Stewart brought suit in this court against the District of Columbia for money claimed to be due him for work done on streets, and Isaac P. Childs also brought suit against the District, as assignee of Stewart, in order, if Stewart should recover, to obtain payment, out of the money awarded him, of a debt for which Stewart had given him an order on the District authorities.
These two suits were tried together. The court found in-Stewart’s favor; but his order in favor of Childs being for a greater amount than that found due to Stewart…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Neitzey v. District of ColumbiaUnited States Court of Claims · 1881