Mellon v. United States ex rel. Orono Pulp & Paper Co.

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the district sustaining the demurrer of appellee to the answer of appellants to the rule to show cause and petition for mandamus to compel appellants to approve for payment and pay to appellee interest on certain judgments.

On June 15, 1929’, judgments were rendered in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Maine in a suit for the recovery of overpayments of federal taxes for the years 1917, 1918, and 1919. These judgments included interest to their respective dates. Thereupon appellee filed…