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UNITED STATES V. MARVIN, 212 U. S. 275 (1909)
212 U. S. 275U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. Marvin, 212 U.S. 275 (1909)
United States v. Marvin
No. 436
Submitted January 7, 1909
Decided February 1, 1909
212 U.S. 275
Syllabus
The bankruptcy court of the United States is always open for the transaction of business, whether the judge be personally present or not, and, under §§ 574, 638, 828, Rev.Stat., and chap. II, § 2, of the Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 544, 545, clerks of the United States courts are entitled to the per diem compensation for those day on which voluntary petitions in bankruptcy are referred to the referee during the absence of the judge. United States v. Finnell, 185 U. S. 236, followed; Owen v. United States, 41 Ct.Cl. 69 approved.
42 Ct.Cl. 542 affirmed.