United States v. McMahon
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. These were writs of error sued .out by both parties- to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, affirming, except in one particular, a judgment ,of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York for $4843.60 in favor of the petitioner McMahon, for fees and disbursements as marshal for that district, from July 7, 1885, to January. 12, 1890. The opinion of the Court of…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. These were writs of error sued .out by both parties- to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, affirming, except in one particular, a judgment ,of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York for $4843.60 in favor of the petitioner McMahon, for fees and disbursements as marshal for that district, from July 7, 1885, to January. 12, 1890. The opinion of the Court of Appeals is found in 26 U. S. App. 687. The assignments of error filed 'by both parties are set out in the opinion of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
In these cases the government assigns as error —
1. The allowance of a charge of two dollars per day for attending criminal examinations in separate and distinct cases upon the same day; these examinations being on some days all before the same commissioner, and on others before different commissioners. The evidence does not disclose how much of this amount is applicable to' each class of cases.
By Bev. Stat. § 829, the marshal is allowed “ for attending the Circuit and District Courts, . . . and for bringing in and committing prisoners and witnesses during the term, five dollars a day,” and “…
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