United States v. Oliphant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; Thos. G. Haight, Judge. Three actions by the United States against Henry D. Oliphant and others. In the first two actions judgment was rendered for the government for an insufficient amount, and each party brings error. In the third action judgment was rendered for the defendants, and the United States brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
The questions in these cases arose out of the failure of the clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey to report and pay to the government certain moneys, which he had collected through a long term of years for work done in connection with printing records for use in the Circuit Court and transmitting records for use in the Circuit Court of Appeals. These questions raise two inquiries, first, whether the work done in connection with printing records was a service connected with the office of the clerk, the fees or emoluments for…
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