Legal Opinion

United States v. Greathouse

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 19, 1897No. 234PublishedCited by 64 opinions

Appeal From the court of claims. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan

This action was brought in the Court of Claims on the 24th day of April, 1894.

The claimant Greathouse was appointed Consul General of the United States at Kanagawa, Japan, and served in that capacity from August 1, 1886, to March 31, 1889. Since the last named date he has. continuously resided in foreign countries, and had not when this cause was heard below returned to the United States.

During the above period he collected $1795 from sundry persons for certifying invoices of goods shipped through the United States in transit to foreign countries and $61 from other persons for certifying the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Finn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. United States v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. United States v. HealeySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Frost v. WenieSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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  4. Nager Electric Company, Inc. And Keystone Engineering Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
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