Case: SAMUEL G. HILBORN v. THE UNITED STATES
Abbreviation: Hilborn v. United States
Decision Date: 1896-05-18
Docket Number: 
Citation: 31 Ct. Cl. 449
Volume: 31
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: SAMUEL G. HILBORN v. THE UNITED STATES.
Judges: 
Pages: 449–449

Head Matter:
SAMUEL G. HILBORN v. THE UNITED STATES.
(28 C. Cls. R., 237; 163 U. S. R., 342.)
On the claimants Appeal.
This is a continuation of the previous trial (27 C. Cls. R., 547), and relates to the fees and emoluments which are to he taken into account when reckoning the $6,000 maximum of a district attorney’s compensation.
The court, below decides—
1. Assimilated fees are emoluments of office, and are to he taken into the account when reckoning the $6,000 maximum compensation prescribed ky the Revised Statutes, § 835.
2. The requirement of the Revised Statutes, § 833, that every district attorney shall make a return “ of all the fees and emoluments of his office, of every name and character,” is not modified or limited by section 834.
The decision of the court below is affirmed on the same grounds.
May 18, 1896.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court,