Quigley v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The following facts were found by tbe court: I. In 1860, tbe claimant was domiciled in tbe State of Georgia, doing business as a merchant at Dalton, and was also a native of that State. About tbe time of tbe secession of tbe State of Georgia the claimant left tlie State and. went to Indiana, where he remained during the rebellion. II.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The following facts were found by tbe court: I. In 1860, tbe claimant was domiciled in tbe State of Georgia, doing business as a merchant at Dalton, and was also a native of that State. About tbe time of tbe secession of tbe State of Georgia the claimant left tlie State and. went to Indiana, where he remained during the rebellion. II. Before he left the State of Georgia the claimant gave to one B. F. McKenna a power of attorney, authorizing him to act for the claimant. Under this power McKenna collected or acquired money belonging to the…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
It is indisputable that-, if the claimant had remained in the South during the war, and had served in a Confederate regiment, instead of coming to the North when Georgia seceded and serving in a United States regiment, he would have acquired a valid title to the cotton and been entitled to recover its proceeds by this suit. The only question in the case is whether certain decisions of the Supreme Court extend to and invalidate such a title as this.
The distinguishing. feature of the case is the domicile of the claimant. At the outbreak of the rebellion his domicile was in Georgia. Like many…
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