United States v. Gillmore
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Action by the United States of America against Quincy O. M. Gill-more.’ Judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, District Judge.
This is a case in which I feel compelled with some reluctance to give judgment against the defendant for the following reasons:
[1] First. The statute (Act July 31, 1894. c. 174, § 8, 28 Stat. 207 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 162]) which makes the finding of the Comptroller “final and conclusive,” limits its own effect to the “executive branch of the government,” I do not know what that means, unless it be to leave it open to the courts to re-examine the merits and decide, regardless of the finding of the Comptroller.† It was no doubt to give to the treasury department an…
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