DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. PACE

No. 117.

320 U.S. 698 (1944)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. PACE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Glenn Simmon, with whom Messrs. Richmond B. Keech and Vernon E. West were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Elmer E. Hazard, with whom Messrs. George H. Happ and Martin F. O'Donoghue were on the brief, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Charles F. Pace came to the District of Columbia in 1913 from Florida, where he had theretofore been domiciled. His only purpose in coming was to enter the federal service. He became Financial Clerk of the Senate and served continuously until his death in the District in 1940. During these twenty-seven years he lived in boarding houses and in rented apartments and owned no real property in the District. At all...

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