United States v. Gates

In this case, Frank Gates filed a petition in the court of Claims, May 27, 1891, setting forth that from May 24, 1888, to July 31, 1888, he was a letter-carrier in the post office at the city of New York, of the class entitled to a salary of $1000 a year; that during that period he was, from time to time, actually and necessarily employed in excess of eight hours a day, in the performance of the duties assigned to him as such carrier, aggregating a specified excess'; that by the act of May 24, 1888, (set forth in case No. 1061, just decided, ante, 124,) he became entitled to extra pay for all…