Benedict v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition by the late District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, for his retiring salary, under Bev1, Stat. § 714, at the rate of $6800 per annum, which the petition avers was the salary which was by law payable to him during the year previous to his resignation. The petitioner acknowledges the payment of $5000 and claims a residue of $1800,. to which he avers himself to be justly entitled..
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition by the late District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, for his retiring salary, under Bev1, Stat. § 714, at the rate of $6800 per annum, which the petition avers was the salary which was by law payable to him during the year previous to his resignation. The petitioner acknowledges the payment of $5000 and claims a residue of $1800,. to which he avers himself to be justly entitled.. Upon hearing the case and upon the consent of parties, the Court of Claims found the following facts: “ First. The petitioner, Charles L. Benedict, is…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
By Revised Statutes,. sec. 714, “ when any judge of any court of the United States resigns his office, after having held his commission as such at least ten years, and having attained the age of seventy years, he shall, during the residue of his natural life, receive the same salary which was by law payable to him at the time of his resignation.”
In April, 1865, petitioner was appointed by the President, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York, and served as.such until July 20, 1897, when he resigned his office, having then held his commission for…
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