United States v. Verdier
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition by the administrator of James R. Yerdier, deceased, for the payment of a balance of $1300.41 claimed to he due him upon a readjustment of his accounts as postmaster at Beaufort, South Carolina, from July 1, 1866, to April 30, 1869. Upon a hearing in the Court of Claims that court made the following findings of fact: “1. James R. Yerdier was a duly qualified postmaster at Beaufort, S. C., from July 1, 1866, to the 30th day…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition by the administrator of James R. Yerdier, deceased, for the payment of a balance of $1300.41 claimed to he due him upon a readjustment of his accounts as postmaster at Beaufort, South Carolina, from July 1, 1866, to April 30, 1869. Upon a hearing in the Court of Claims that court made the following findings of fact: “1. James R. Yerdier was a duly qualified postmaster at Beaufort, S. C., from July 1, 1866, to the 30th day of April, 1869. “2. Upon his retirement from office he appeared as indebted to the United States, on the face of his…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The contest in this case is really over a question of interest. Upon the termination of his services as postmaster, Yerdier was found, upon the face of his accounts, to be indebted to the government. Suit was brought against him upon his bond, and a verdict obtained July 5, 1870, for $1063.20, which was subsequently set aside; but the action ultimately resulted in a judgment against him, rendered January 25, 1871, in the sum of $1095.83.
By Iiev. Stat. § 966, “interest shall be allowed on all judgments in civil causes recovered in a circuit or district court . . . in all cases where, by the…
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