Huff v. Knapp
The Superior Court of New York City
This was an action brought against the chamberlain of the city of Hew York, to recover for services as crier of the marine court, from the 8th day of March, 1841, to the 17th of January, 1845. The amount claimed was $1 50 per day.
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This was an action brought against the chamberlain of the city of Hew York, to recover for services as crier of the marine court, from the 8th day of March, 1841, to the 17th of January, 1845. The amount claimed was $1 50 per day. The complaint alleged that the marine court is a court of record; the appointment of the plaintiff to the office of crier, by the justices of that court; that by virtue of his appointment he had exercised the functions of the office for the period mentioned; and that payment for the services thus rendered, had been demanded of the defendant, accompanied by evidence…
1Opinion of the CourtBy the Court. Mason, J.
This is an action by the plaintiff, claiming to be crier of the marine court of the city of Hew York, for his services as such crier, from the 8th of March, 1841, till the 17th January, 1845.
The plaintiff founds his claim upon the tenth section of the act, entitled “ an act concerning costs and fees in courts of law, and for other purposes,” passed May 14,1840, and the first section of the act, entitled “ an act in relation to the compensation of criers and sergeants-at-arms,” passed April 11,1842.
The tenth section of the act of 1840, after prescribing the compensation of the criers of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wheaton & Doolittle v. FellowsNew York Supreme Court · 1840
- People ex rel. Griffin v. Justices of the Marine Court of the city of New-YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1834
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