United States v. Swiggett
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Montana. The writ of error is sued out by the United States, the defendant in the court below. Samuel A. Swiggett brought suit against the United States to recover the sum of $609, money expended by him for the necessary rent of the land office of the United States in and for the Helena land district, Mont.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Montana. The writ of error is sued out by the United States, the defendant in the court below. Samuel A. Swiggett brought suit against the United States to recover the sum of $609, money expended by him for the necessary rent of the land office of the United States in and for the Helena land district, Mont. The United States filed an answer denying, among other things, that any money had been appropriated by the United States for the payment of the rent of said office. Evidence having been introduced, the cause was…
1Opinion of the Court
MOBROW, Circuit Judge,
after stating the case as above, delivered the following opinion:
It is provided in section 2237 of the Revised Statutes that “every register and receiver shall be allowed an annual salary of five hundred dollars.” In section 2238 it is further provided that registers and receivers, in addition to their salaries, shall be allowed certain fees and commissions on the business transacted in their respective land offices. Section 2240 provides that the compensation of registers and receivers, including salary, fees, and commissions, shall in no case exceed, in the aggregate,…
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