PRAY v. UNITED STATES


106 U.S. 594 (____)

PRAY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas H. Talbot for the appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Maury for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

According to the finding of facts in this case, the claimant received, on the first day of March, 1867, a written instrument appointing him occasional weigher and measurer, with a compensation fixed at $2,000 per annum when employed. He held the place and performed the duties of occasional weigher and measurer at Portland, Maine, under that appointment until Nov. 30, 1877.

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