Plumley v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: This case was decided in 1908 and is reported in 43 C. Cls. P., 266. Subsequently to the entry of judgment the defendants' moved to amend the findings in numerous particulars, their motion extending to nearly all the findings. Subsequently to the filing of this motion, the claimant filed an appeal to the Supreme Court, although the judgment was nominally in his favor.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: This case was decided in 1908 and is reported in 43 C. Cls. P., 266. Subsequently to the entry of judgment the defendants' moved to amend the findings in numerous particulars, their motion extending to nearly all the findings. Subsequently to the filing of this motion, the claimant filed an appeal to the Supreme Court, although the judgment was nominally in his favor. The present motion of the defendants was made to secure more favorable findings when the case should be heard in the Supreme Court on the claimant’s appeal. No change in the amount for…
1Opinion of the CourtBooth, J.
This case in some respects has had a checkered career. It has been under consideration by the court for some time, and because of its peculiar complications and close relation to the McLaughlin case has involved an extended and detailed examination into the records of both cases. This has been tedious. The case is now before us upon the defendants’ motion to amend the findings. No objection is raised as to the amount of the judgment of the court. This is the first motion of the defendants to amend findings, and extends to nearly all the findings previously filed.
Strenuous objection was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Alvord v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1872
3Cited by1 opinion
- Plumley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913