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PACIFIC RAILROAD v. UNITED STATES

No. 233.

158 U.S. 118 (1895)

PACIFIC RAILROAD v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 6, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James Coleman, Mr. A.T. Britton, and Mr. A.B. Browne for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dodge and Mr. Samuel A. Putnam for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS delivered the opinion of the court.

As taking them out of the general rule excluding creditors of the government from recovering interest, the claimants point to section 1090 of the Revised Statutes, which reads as follows: "In cases where the judgment appealed from is in favor of the claimant, and the same is affirmed by the Supreme Court, interest thereon at the rate of five per centum shall be allowed...

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