Garter v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Charles A. Garter, is a citizen of the United States. From November 6,1890, to December 13, 1894, he was the United States district attorney for the northern district of California. II.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Charles A. Garter, is a citizen of the United States. From November 6,1890, to December 13, 1894, he was the United States district attorney for the northern district of California. II. While district attorney, as aforesaid, he was employed by the Attorney-General as special counsel for the United States in the case of The United States, appellants, v. Munson Curtis Hillyer and others, appellees (being a suit on the bond of a United States marshal and his…
1Opinion of the Court
Pbelle, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
Tbe claimant seeks to recover for professional services rendered as special counsel, at tbe request and employment of tbe Attorney-Gen eral of tbe United States, in a cause on appeal to tbe Circuit Court of Appeals for tbe ninth circuit from a judgment rendered by tbe District Court for tbe District of Alaska whilst tbe claimant was at tbe same time tbe United States district attorney for tbe northern district of California, within tbe territorial limits of which tbe Circuit Court of Appeals was sitting.
For tbe services thus rendered tbe claimant…
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