Legal Opinion
In re Moneys in Registry of District Court
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 20, 1909No. Nos. 1872, 1791, and 4PublishedCited by 5 opinions
On Exceptions to Report of Special Commissioner.
1Opinion of the Court
J-. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
In January, 1908, upon petition of the United States attorney representing that certain funds had been in the registry of the District Court unclaimed for more than 10 years, and asking that an order might direct their payment to the United States, a commissioner (Edward F. Pugh, Esq.) was appointed “to ascertain and report the status of each case, as also what disposition, if any, should be made of the funds in the registry therein, with authority to make such advertisements and conduct such correspondence as he may think most likely to ascertain the persons…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hamaker v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
- Andrews v. WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- The Lizzie HendersonDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1884
- Wright v. The FelixDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1894
3Cited by5 opinions
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. CochraneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Thompson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1926
- Medina v. One Nylon Purse SeineDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1966