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Nixon v. United States

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided May 8, 1897PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Action by W. M. Nixon against tlie United States to recover fees ■ earned as marshal. Heard on exceptions to master’s report.

1Opinion of the Court

'CLARK, District Judge.

This ..suit is brought by the plaintiff against the United States to recover upon an account for fees alleged to be due to plaintiff as United States marshal for the Eastern district of Tennessee, his term of office extending from August 27, 1887, to April 13, 1889. The fees claimed are for services of different kinds. The case has been referred to a! special master, and the questions are now raised by the exceptions to the master’s report. The litigation has been limited by the reference and the exceptions. The fees claimed were disallowed by the comptroller of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Starr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Ex Parte Duncan N. HennenSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  3. Todd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. United States v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. United States v. HarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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