United States v. Fisher
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The appellee, Fisher, held the office of -Chief Justice of the Territory of Wyoming, from February 14th, 1876, to November 26th,' 1879. Up to and including June 30th, 18,77, he was paid his salary at the rate of $3,000 per annum. From June 30th, 1877, up to and including November 26th, 1879, he was paid and received, without protest,1 compensation as such chief justice, at the rate of $2,600 per annum.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The appellee, Fisher, held the office of -Chief Justice of the Territory of Wyoming, from February 14th, 1876, to November 26th,' 1879. Up to and including June 30th, 18,77, he was paid his salary at the rate of $3,000 per annum. From June 30th, 1877, up to and including November 26th, 1879, he was paid and received, without protest,1 compensation as such chief justice, at the rate of $2,600 per annum. The appellee, contending that he was entitled to a salary at the rate of $3,000 per annum for his whole term of service, brought this suit in the court of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
The act of .June 17th, 1870, entitled “ An Act to regulate the salaries of Chief justices and associate justices in the Territories,” 16 Stat. 152; Rev. St. § 1879, provided as follows:
“ The salaries of the chief justices and associate justices of the Territories of New Mexico, Washington, Wyoming, etc., shall be three thousand dollars .each per annum.”
This statute remaining in force, Congress, on March 3d, 1877, passed an act entitled “ An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending June 30th, .1878, and for other…
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