Peterson v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case; The averments in the defend ant’s motion, which was really a plea in abatement, will be found in the opinion of the court. Subsequently to the filing of that motion the claimant filed the following motion to dismiss, treated by the court as a demurrer. It was conceded on the argument that since the defendants’ motion was made, the claimant had dismissed his plea of recon-vemion.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case; The averments in the defend ant’s motion, which was really a plea in abatement, will be found in the opinion of the court. Subsequently to the filing of that motion the claimant filed the following motion to dismiss, treated by the court as a demurrer. It was conceded on the argument that since the defendants’ motion was made, the claimant had dismissed his plea of recon-vemion. Denying each and all averments, statements or suggestions imputing to him fraud or wrong-doing in the matter of securing expedition of service on the mail route in question, your…
1Opinion of the Court
"Weldon, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
On March 29,1887, the claimant filed a petition in this court, in which, in substance, he alleges that, on March 15,1878, he contracted with the defendants to carry the mail of the United States, between certain points in the State of Louisiana from July 1, 1878, to June 30, 1882, at a compensation of $11,700 per annum; that on August 1, 1879, the Postmaster-General increased the service arid allowed additional pay therefor; that on April 1,1880, the said Postmaster-General reduced the service; that from October 22, 1880, the Postmaster-General…
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