Legal Opinion

United States v. Nix

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 2, 1903No. 142, 195PublishedCited by 18 opinions

APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This is a petition for marshal’s fees for the District of Oklahoma, upon which the Court of Claims made the findings of fact set forth in the margin.1 36 C. Cl. 593 ; 36 C. Cl. 598.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown

Item 2 of the third finding, namely, “ travelling 1153 miles in going to serve warrants of arrest, at six cents per mile, $69.18,” involves the question whether travel in excess of the" distance from the place of service to the place of receiving the writs can be allowed, in view of the fee bill for marshals. Rev. Stat. sec. 829, provides “for travel, in going only, to serve any process, warrant, attachment, or other writ, including writs of subpoena in civil or criminal cases, six cents a mile, to be computed from the place where the process is returned to the place of service.” This has…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Townsend v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. United States v. FinnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  3. United States v. PitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. State v. . HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
  5. McMullen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Tecom, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005
  3. D. C. Federation of Civic Associations v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of Transportation D. C. Federation of Civic Associations v. John A. Volpe, Secretary of Transportation, the District of Columbia, Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  4. State v. CouchNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944

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