Ackiss v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters statement of the case: The following are the facts in this case as found by the court: I. Plaintiff, Harrison S. Ackiss, was clerk of the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia, Norfolk division, from the 1st day of April, 1892, to September SO, 1894. II.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters statement of the case: The following are the facts in this case as found by the court: I. Plaintiff, Harrison S. Ackiss, was clerk of the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia, Norfolk division, from the 1st day of April, 1892, to September SO, 1894. II. During said period he was in attendance at the office of the clerk of said court at Norfolk, Va., 256 days when no judge of Said court was present, upon each of which days the said clerk entered upon the journal of the court the following entry: “Court opened pursuant to section…
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
It is contended by plaintiff, who, during the period in controversy, was clerk of the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia, that he is entitled to certain fees disallowed by the accounting officers. Among these are fees for attendance at the clerk’s office in Norfolk, Va., during 256 days when nojudge was present. Upon each of those days the clerk made upon the journal the following entry: “Court opened pursuant to section 574, R. S., U. S. Present, H. S. Ackiss, clerk. Office business transacted. * * * Adjourned * * * [usually the following day].”
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