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COLUMBIAN INSURANCE COMPANY V. WHEELRIGHT, 20 U. S. 534 (1822)
20 U. S. 534U.S. Supreme Court
Columbian Insurance Company v. Wheelright, 20 U.S. 7 Wheat. 534 534 (1822)
Columbian Insurance Company v. Wheelright
20 U.S. (7 Wheat.) 534
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Syllabus
A writ of error will lie from this Court upon the judgments of the circuit courts awarding a peremptory mandamus.
The value of an office must be ascertained by its salary.