United States v. Brindle
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA., The plaintiff in error as plaintiff below sued the defendant to recover a balance claimed to be in his hands as receiver of moneys from the sale of public lands in Kansas.' The defendant answered, denying liability, and setting up a claim to commissions on the. amount received by him from sales of public lands, and also a claim to commissions on amounts received by him from sales…
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IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA., The plaintiff in error as plaintiff below sued the defendant to recover a balance claimed to be in his hands as receiver of moneys from the sale of public lands in Kansas.' The defendant answered, denying liability, and setting up a claim to commissions on the. amount received by him from sales of public lands, and also a claim to commissions on amounts received by him from sales of. Indian lands. The latter claim was set up on sales made by him as agent under the treaty of July 17th, 1854, with the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
Two general questions are presented by the special verdict in this case:
1. Whether Brindle, the defendant in error, as receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Le-compton, Kansas, is entitled to the .military bounty-land fees received by him during his term of office, over and above the amount required, with his commissions on cash sales of public lands, to make up his annual salary of $2,500 per year; and, .
2. Whether he is entitled to commissions on sales of Indian trust lands in addition to his compensation as such receiver of public moneys.
The first of these…
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