Barre v. United States
United States Court of Claims
■ The Reporters’ statement of the ease: There being no right of appeal from the judgment in this case, no findings were filed. The facts will be found stated in the opinion of the court. The court cannot sustain the action of the superior officer in depriving this claimant of a right given him by the plain words of this statute by any construction of its intent or purposes not expressed by the law itself, nor by importing into it words not found therein.
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■ The Reporters’ statement of the ease: There being no right of appeal from the judgment in this case, no findings were filed. The facts will be found stated in the opinion of the court. The court cannot sustain the action of the superior officer in depriving this claimant of a right given him by the plain words of this statute by any construction of its intent or purposes not expressed by the law itself, nor by importing into it words not found therein. The court, when asked to sustain the action of the Superintendent in this case, is in effect asked to deprive an officer of the Government…
1Opinion of the Court
'Richardson, Cb. J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
Tbe claimant was appointed by tbe Superintendent of tbe Census December 3,1890, a special agent of tbe Census Office, and bis appointment was approved by tbe Secretary of tbe Interior, as follows:
“Department of the Interior,
“ Washington, December 8, 1890.
“Tbe Superintendent of Census:
“Sir: Your appointment, as stated in your letter of tbe 3rd inst., of Mr. John A. Barre, of South Carolina, as a special agent of tbe Census Office, to collect tbe statistics of manufactures in G-reenville, Piedmont, and Pelzer, at a compensation of $4.00 per…
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- Foote v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1888
- Sanborn v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1889