Belt v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The claim for supplies, or stores, alleged to have been taken by or furnished to the military forces of the United States for their use during the late war for the suppression of the rebellion, was transmitted to the court by the Committee on War Claims of the House of Representatives on the 4th day of June, 1886. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
Claimant’s intestate presented to the Quartermaster-General a claim for losses sustained by him. The Quartermaster-General found that 2,680 cords of timber had been used by the Army, of which three-fourths was chargeable to his department. He accordingly recommended an allowance therefor at the rate of $1 per cord, and also an allowance for fencing. The following is the claim as stated by the Quartermaster’s Department:
3,010 cords, at $1.'. $2,010.00
38 cords fencing, at $3. 114.60
Total. 3,124.60
April 23, 1873, the Third Auditor stated the account for standing timber only; May 3, 1873, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Comstock v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1873
- Dodd v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1886