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Marvin v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided October 24, 1910No. 30680PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The Reporters' statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Edwin E. Marvin, was clerk of the district and circuit courts of the United States for the District of Connecticut from October 1, 1906, to June 30, 1909, duly qualified and acting. II.

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The Reporters' statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Edwin E. Marvin, was clerk of the district and circuit courts of the United States for the District of Connecticut from October 1, 1906, to June 30, 1909, duly qualified and acting. II. For services during said period on behalf of the United States he made up his supplemental account, duly verified, and presented the same to the United States court for approval in the presence of the district attorney, and an order approving the same as being just and according to law was…

1Opinion of the CourtAtkiNSON, J.

The per diems charged herein are new; that,is to say, they do not directly fall within Finnell's case (185 U. S., 236); Owen’s case (41 C. Cls. R., 69), or the case of Marvin v. United States (212 U. S., 275), for the reason that in those cases different statutes were involved. The case at bar depends upon the meaning and intent of sections 6 and 9 of chapter 3592, 34 Statutes, 598, which are in the following language:

“ Section 6. That petitions for naturalization may be made and filed during term or vacation of the court and shall be docketed the same day as filed, but final action thereon…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. FinnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. Owen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1906
  3. United States v. MarvinSupreme Court of the United States · 1909

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jaynes v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1912

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