McKnight v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from tbe Court of Claims. This was a suit by William S. McKnight and James W. Richardson, assignees of Simeon Hart, to recover from the United States the sum of $9,000. The United States interposed a counter-claim and set-off for $21,675.68. The court below found the following facts : — 1. On the 6th of January, 1878, the Second Comptroller of the Treasury certified to the Secretary of War a balance arising on an account settled by the Third Auditor, as follows : —…
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Appeal from tbe Court of Claims. This was a suit by William S. McKnight and James W. Richardson, assignees of Simeon Hart, to recover from the United States the sum of $9,000. The United States interposed a counter-claim and set-off for $21,675.68. The court below found the following facts : — 1. On the 6th of January, 1878, the Second Comptroller of the Treasury certified to the Secretary of War a balance arising on an account settled by the Third Auditor, as follows : — “No. 6611.] “ Treasury Department, “ Second Comptroller’s Office, “ Jan. 6,1873. “ I certify, in conformity with law, that…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice S wayne
delivered the opinion of the court.
These are cross-appeals in the same. case. The sum. of $80,675.68 was awarded by the proper accounting officers to McKnight & Richardson, as assignees of Simeon Hart, a government contractor, for furnishing army supplies. The assignment was made by parol, and the delivery to the assignees of a receipt signed by Hart, Avith a blank for the amount that might be paid by the United States, to be filled in accordingly. Upon the allowance of the claim as stated a treasury warrant was issued to McKnight & Richardson for $21,675.68. The remaining…
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