United States v. Wooldridge

I concur in the result.

I agree with the conclusion of the principal opinion that an enlisted member of the military service has such a property interest in a Class Q allotment check, designed to pay a basic allowance for quarters, that the endorsement thereon of his wife’s signature does not constitute an injury to her upon which the competency of her testimony over his objection may be predicated. I premise my concurrence upon the member’s contribution to the allowance represented by the instrument; the clear intent of Congress that he be “entitled to receive a basic allowance for quarters,”…