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UNITED STATES v. BARNETT, 1882 — 154 U.S. 676 · caselaw · US
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UNITED STATES v. BARNETT
154 U.S. 6761882 U.S. LEXIS 1302·Supreme Court of the United States·1882
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Opinion
UNITED STATES v. BARNETT.
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
No. 901.
Argued January 18, 1882.
Decided March 6, 1882.
United States v. Kaufman, 96 U. S. 567, followed.
Mr. Attorney General and Mr. William Lawrence for appellant.
Mr. J. W. Douglass and Mr. George L. Douglass for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Waite]
Mr. Chief Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
This judgment is affirmed on the’ authority of United States v. Kaufman, 96 U. S. 567, from which it cannot be distinguished in principle. ' Affirmed.