UNITED STATES

v.

HUMPHRIES AND MOCK

Citator

Cited By

• Colvin v. United States, 479 F.2d 998 (9th Cir. 1973)
  …rt. The disagreement among the decisions has been due in part, no doubt, to the variety of situations encountered, as well as to differences in principle. Sustaining admissibility are such cases as United States v. Dumas, 149 U.S. 278, 13 S.Ct. 872, 37 L.Ed. 734 (1893), statement of account certified by Postmaster General in action against postmaster; McCarty v. United States, 185 F. 2d 520 (5th Cir. 1950), reh. denied 187 F. 2d 234, Certificate of Settlement of General Ac [*1002] counting Office showing in…
• United States v. Aikins, 923 F.2d 650 (9th Cir. 1990)
  …ed a certain sum of money to the United States. There was no suggestion that the Postmaster General had personally computed the amount owing; he must have relied on the report of a subordinate. See United States v. Dumas, 149 U.S. 278, 13 S.Ct. 872, 37 L.Ed. 734 (1893). So here the desig-nee of the Secretary of State could properly rely on those in his chain of command. A probability of trustworthiness attends the statement of the certifying officer; it is equally probable that the officer has taken reasona…