United States v. Graham
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EEOM THE COUKT OF CLAIMS. Suit in the Court of Claims for mileage at the rate of ten cents a mile under the act of March 3d, 1835, 4 Stat. 755. Judgment below for the claimant, from which the United, States appealed. The issues and contentions are stated in the opinion of the court. The case was submitted on briefs.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Chief Justice "Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
We are unable to distinguish this case in principle from that of United States v. Temple, 105 U. S. 97, in which it was decided that an officer of the navy, who, while engaged in public business, travelled under orders by land or seaj the travel by sea not being in a public vessel of the United States, was entitled, under the act of. June 30th, 1876,. c. 159, 20 Stat. 65, to mileage at the rate of eight cents a mile for the whole distance travelled, whether by sea or land. The mileage sued for in this case accrued while the act of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Edward's Lessee v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- United States v. TempleSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Ruggles v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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- Whittemore v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
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