Douglas v. Wallace

Citations

• 161 U.S. 346
• 16 S. Ct. 485
• 40 L. Ed. 727
• 1896 U.S. LEXIS 2168

Syllabus

<p>When there is color for a motion to dismiss on the ground of want of jurisdiction, and the claim is not so clearly frivolous as to authorize the dismissal, the court may consider and pass upon the question raised. Claims of deputy marshals against a marshal for services stand upon the same footing as those of an ordinary employé against his employer.</p>