The Adula’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““On this the 13th day of August, 1901, comes the United States of America, and moves the court to review its order and decree of July 17, 1901, made in the above-stated cause, approving the report of J. N. Talley, special master, in so far as said report awards the sum of twenty-eight hundred dollars to Marion Erwin, Esq., United States attorney, as compensation to be retained by him personally for services in said prize cause, and for grounds of the said: motion movant shows: That said report of said special master and said order approving the same was erroneous, in this: that it was not competent for the court to allow said compensation to the said district attorney under sections 4646, 4647, Rev. St. [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3138], title ‘Prize,’ because said sections were repealed by the act of May 28, 1896, c. 252, 29 Stat. 179 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 611], and was not competent for the court to make such allowance for services rendered outside of the district, nor for services in representing the interests of the government and the captors in the defense of the libel for salvage. Wherefore movant prays that the said decree may be modified as to said allowance. “Alexander Akerman, Assistant U. S. Attorney.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Adula