Owen 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 the court: I. The claimant, Edward H. Owen, was clerk of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California from July 1,1898, to June 30,1902, duly qualified and acting-. II. For services during said period on behalf of the United.
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The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Edward H. Owen, was clerk of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California from July 1,1898, to June 30,1902, duly qualified and acting-. II. For services during said period on behalf of the United. States he made up his accounts, duly verified, and presented the same to the United States Court for approval in the presence of the district attorney, and orders approving the same as being just and according to law were entered on record. Said…
1Opinion of the CourtAteiNSON, J.
The theory of the defendants in this case, as set forth in the argument of counsel, is that bankruptcy proceedings may be heard by the judges having jurisdiction “in vacation in chambers,” and therefore it is unnecessary to open court for the purpose of entering orders and decrees or hearing and determining any of the proceedings in such cases; hence it was unnecessary and improper for the clerk to enter an order formally opening the court for the purpose of entering such orders, writs, or decrees. It is also contended that the theory of the Supreme Court in the case of Finnell v. The United…
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