McCafferty v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of tbe ease: Tbe following are tbe facts of tbe ease as found by the court: 1. Tbe claimant, James J. McCafferty, was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of tbe United States for the district of Minnesota from January 1, 3887, to March 31,1888, duly qualified and acting. II.
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The Reporters' statement of tbe ease: Tbe following are tbe facts of tbe ease as found by the court: 1. Tbe claimant, James J. McCafferty, was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of tbe United States for the district of Minnesota from January 1, 3887, to March 31,1888, duly qualified and acting. II. His accounts for services during said period, duly verified, were presented to tbe U. S. Court in tbe presence of tbe district attorney for approval, and said court approved tbe same as being just and according to law. They were then presented to tbe accounting officers of tbe Treasury Department…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
This is a proceeding to recover certain fees as a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Minnesota from January 1st, 1887, to March 31st, 1888, which were disallowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department. The accounts before being presented to the Department were submitted to the Circuit Court of the United States for said district, and were approved, according to the requirements of the Act February 22, 1875 (Í8 Stat. L., 333).
In the accounts for fees presented to the Department, the sum of $958.05 was disallowed as being unlawful, and for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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- Satterlee v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1895