Knox v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Texas from June 17,1879, to December, 1883. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Texas from June 17,1879, to December, 1883. II. October 20, 1881, the Circuit Court Qf the United States for said district, in compliance with a request of the Attorney-General, made an order requiring, among other things, that eacli of tbe commissioners of said court should keep a docket, in which he should enter on the day the transaction should occur the issuance of each warrant, the name of the…
1Opinion of the CourtScofield, J.
The claimant was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Texas, from June 17, 1879, to December, 1883.
Duriug- this time he kept a docket, in which he recorded the-proceedings before him in the manner required by the Circuit Court of that district. For this service, his fees, made up according to sections 847 and 828 of the Bevised Statutes, amount to $390.
The first objection to a recovery raised by the defendants is based upon the fact that the United States court has not passed upon the claim, as required by law, and ‘‘entered of record an order…
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