United States v. Van Vliet
District Court, E.D. Michigan
On Demurrer to Information. Defendant was prosecuted by information of the district attorney for a violation of Eev. St. § 5485, in demanding and receiving a greater compensation for his services and instrumentality in prosecuting certain claims for pensions than was allowed by law. Defendant demurred upon the ground that the law fixing the compensation for snob services bad been repealed, and bence that there could be no conviction..
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
A clear comprehension of the question raised by this demurrer requires a careful examination and analysis of the several statutes upon the subject of compensation to pension agents enacted at different times within the past 12 years. The information charges the defendant with a violation of section 5485, which reads as follows:
“Sec. 5485. No agent or attorney, or any other person instrumental in prosecuting any claim for pension or bounty land, who shall directly or indirectly contract for, demand, or receive or retain any greater compensation for his services, or instrumentality in…
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