Brown v. United States

Nott, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant’s counsel has presented an able and exhaustive argument upon what construction should be given the statutes *256relating to the civil service and to the orders and rules of the President thereunder.

On the 2d of January, 1897, the President promulgated certain rules to govern the heads of Departments; and the present case turns, in the opinion of the court, upon rule 8, section 3, which is in these words:

‘ ‘A person selected for appointment shall be notified of his selection by the appointing or nominating officer, and upon his…