Davies v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant, Daniel D. Davies, was a commissioner of the circuit court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina from the 1st day of July, 1880, to the 31st day of December, 1886. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant, Daniel D. Davies, was a commissioner of the circuit court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina from the 1st day of July, 1880, to the 31st day of December, 1886. II. His accounts for services as commissioner, verified by his oath, were presented to said court in the presence of the United States district attorney, and an order approving the same was duly entered of record. The accounts thus approved were presented to the accounting officers of the Treasury for…
1Opinion of the CourtScofield, J.
From July 1,1880, to December 31,1886, the claimant was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina. His account for services during this time, having been properly made out and duly approved by the court, was presented to the accounting officers of the Treasury for payment. Part of the account was allowed and paid, but the items set out in Finding III, amounting in all to $2,504.90, were disallowed. This suit is brought for their recovery.
A commissioner is entitled to charge only such fees as are-prescribed in the statute for such…
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