George Shiras, Jr.

Name: De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court
Author: George Shiras, Jr.

De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

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“De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court”, is a work by George Shiras, Jr.. It explores elements such as the United States, claimant and Charles De Arnaud.

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ Even, therefore, if the claimant was not effectually barred by his voluntary acquittance, his claim was assuredly barred by the statute of limitations, which provides that every claim against the United States, cognizable by the court of claims, shall be forever barred unless the petition, setting forth a statement thereof, is filed in the court or transmitted to it by the secretary of the senate or the clerk of the house of representatives, as provided by law, within six years after the claim first accrues. ”

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ A. Lincoln, President, U.S. A.:
'The bearer, Charles De Arnaud, has to my knowledge rendered important services to the government. He, at the risk of his life, gave information which led to our capture of Paducah, Ky., in advance of the rebels. Thereby he saved the country thousand of lives and millions of dollars. I fully indorse his certificate of Maj. Gen. J. C. Fremont. He is entitled to the largest remuneration the government pays for such services. ”

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ An individual may waive such a defense, either expressly or by failing to plead the statute; but the government has not expressly or by implication conferred authority upon any of its officers to waive the limitation imposed by the statute upon suits against the United States in the court of claims.' Finn v. ”

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ That was a case where one Lloyd asserted that, under a contract with President Lincoln, he was to proceed south, and ascertain the number of troops stationed at different points in the insurrectionary states, procure plans of forts, and gain such other information as might be beneficial to the government of the United States, and report the facts to the president, for which services he was to be paid $200 a month. ”

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ I have the honor to inform you that your claim for compensation for services as a military expert in 1861 has been disallowed by the second comptroller, without prejudice, because payment in full seems to have been made and accepted years ago, and because the accounting officers have no means or jurisdiction to consider so plain a case of unliquidated damages. ”

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ About the 12th of the month of August, 1861, he again left for the country occupied by the Confederate forces to collect information. The most important part of the services rendered by him was in the beginning of the next month, (September,) when, with the information that he had collected, he was returning to report to Gen. ”

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George Shiras, Jr., De Arnaud v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ On January 6, 1862, after the claimant had performed all the services described in his petition, he presented a claim to the war department in the following form:
'No. 22. The United States to Charles De Arnaud, Dr. ”

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