Herndon v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found'by the court: I. The claimant was one of the deputies of W. J. Landrum, collector of internal revenue for the eighth district of Kentucky,. from August 1,1873, to March 31,1875, duly appointed by said collector as provided by law, at a salary of $1,200 a year. II.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found'by the court: I. The claimant was one of the deputies of W. J. Landrum, collector of internal revenue for the eighth district of Kentucky,. from August 1,1873, to March 31,1875, duly appointed by said collector as provided by law, at a salary of $1,200 a year. II. Under tbe provision of tbe statute permitting tbe Secretary of tbe Treasury to make to collectors of internal revenue further allowances from time to time, in addition to their salaries and commissions specifically given to them,…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
The claimant was a deputy collector of internal revenue, duly appointed by the collector of the eighth district of Kentucky, at a salary of $1,200 a year. During the time of his employment the collector was granted by the Secretary of the Treasury, annually, among other allowances for other deputies and for a clerk, a special allowance of $1,200 each for two deputies. That allowance has been settled and paid, except the sum of $990, disallowed by the First Comptroller because the claimant during *450tbe term of bis employment as deputy bad been paid that sum by tbe defendants for bis services for…
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