Legal Opinion

Russell v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided December 15, 1879PublishedCited by 6 opinions

On the claimant’s Motion. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The facts upon which this motion was determined are fully-set forth in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

DRAKE, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a motion, filed June 30,1879, “ to correct an error appearing on the face of the record,” in a judgment rendered in favor of the claimant on the 6th of December, 1869, for the sum of $41,355.33, which it is claimed should have been for $41,855.33, or for $500 more than it was entered for.

The claimant refers to the opinion of the court in the case, as published in 5 C. Cls. R., 121, where the court stated the calculation on which its judgment was based, and where it is quite apparent that there was an arithmetical error in stating “32…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. President of the Bank of the United States v. MossSupreme Court of the United States · 1847
  2. Ex Parte: In the Matter of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  3. Russell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1869

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Campbell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1884
  2. Michot v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1896
  3. Pilkington v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1901
  4. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1924
  5. Ruf v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1938

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