Legal Opinion

Kinney v. United States

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut

Decided April 4, 1894PublishedCited by 1 opinion

This was an action by Sarah T. Kinney, as administratrix of John Cl Kinney, for services and disbursements by Mm as United fc-siates marshal and as jury commissioner. Judgment was. rendered for plaintiff for part of the items claimed (54 Fed. 313), but was reopened as to certain items.

1Opinion of the Court

TOWNS END. District Judge.

This case has already been heard, and a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. 54 Fed. 313. Upon motion of the United States district attorney, the judgment was opened to permit the introduction of additional testimony as to certain items of the account.

*884It now appears that items amounting to $108.17, allowed in that judgment, had been already credited to the plaintiff’s decedent on other accounts, and that, therefore, said amount should be deducted from the amount of the previous judgment.

The court, following the rulings in sirrias» cases in other circuits,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. United States v. HarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. United States v. PitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. White v. Inhabitants of LevantSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1887
  5. Olmstead v. ScuttSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mitchell v. City of ThomasvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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