Sherlock v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. July 1, 1901, the claimant, William G. Sherlock, was appointed by the Postmaster-General as stamper or stamping-clerk in the post-office at Chicago, Ill., at a salary of $600 per annum, and served until July 1, 1902, when he was promoted to a salary of $700 per annum.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. July 1, 1901, the claimant, William G. Sherlock, was appointed by the Postmaster-General as stamper or stamping-clerk in the post-office at Chicago, Ill., at a salary of $600 per annum, and served until July 1, 1902, when he was promoted to a salary of $700 per annum. He continued to serve as such stamping clerk until December 23, 1902, when the Postmaster-General removed him from office because of failure to learn the scheme of distribution. II. During such service as stamping clerk the…
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
July 1, 1901, the claimant was appointed by the Postmaster-General as a stamping clerk in the Chicago post-office, at a salary of $600 per annum, and July 1, 1902, was promoted to a salary of $700 per annum. He served as such stamping clerk until December 23, 1902, when the Postmaster-General removed him from office because of failure to learn the scheme of distribution.
During such service, by an order of the Postmaster-General, he was fined in the sum of $5 at three different times, which said sums were deducted from the salary due him for the quarters during which such fines were imposed.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Whiting v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Illinois Central Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1917
- Lovett v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1945