Allen v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by tbe court: I. The claimant, John J. Allen,- was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York from February 1, 1886, to January 20, 1892, qualified and acting as such. He was also chief supervisor of elections for the district, acting as such. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by tbe court: I. The claimant, John J. Allen,- was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York from February 1, 1886, to January 20, 1892, qualified and acting as such. He was also chief supervisor of elections for the district, acting as such. II. During said period he performed certain services in criminal proceedings and in cases heard and decided, and made up accounts for same, duly verified, which were presented to the Circuit Court of the United States…
1Opinion of the CourtI-IowRY, J.
This cause was heard and decided some years ago. Plaintiff thereupon filed a motion to amend the findings and for a new hearing generally. For some unexplained reason, although the motion was regularly docketed and called and Government counsel were always ready, the case was not brought to final hearing until the close of the last term. The questions presented by the motion are substantially the same originally argued and considered.
*187The plaintiff was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York from January 29, 1886, to January 20, 1892, and…
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