Missouri Ex Rel. Walker v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. This was an application to a state court of Missouri for a mandamus, which was refused. The relator sued out this writ of error. . The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion, prepared by
Mr. Chief Justice Waite,
was delivered by the court as its opinion.
On the 19th of March, 1881, a Statute was enacted by the General Assembly of Missouri, authorizing and empowering the Fund Commissioners of the State, if they deemed it expedient, to' employ a' competent agent to prosecute to final settlement before Congress and the proper departments at Washington certain specified claims of' the' State against the government of the United States. The agent thus appointed was to'give security for the faithful performance of his duties. He was to prosecute the…
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