Murdock v. District of Columbia
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters* statement of the-case: The facts upon which the claimant grounded his objections to the allowance upon appeal appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
Ordinarily when an application for appeal is made it is an ex parte proceeding, and is allowed, as a matter of course, if the record be completed and in proper condition to be certified to the appellate court. But when the adverse party has asked for a hearing in opposition, and the parties have been heard, it is proper for the court to give its reasons for its action thereon.
The rule of the Supreme Court declares that “in all cases an order of allowance of appeal by the Court of Claims, or the chief justice thereof in vacation, is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. BradleysSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Doss v. TyackSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Cambuston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Ex Parte: In the Matter of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Wheeler v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1919