Legal Opinion
Abbott v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 18, 1973No. 785-71PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkeltoN, Judge
Plaintiff, A. L. Abbott, and 2,078 other named plaintiffs, all of whom are retired personnel of the Armed Services or the Public Health Service, filed this suit to recover retired pay based on the active duty pay rates applicable to them, respectively, at the time of their respective retirements, plus all statutory active duty pay increases since their retirements, from June 1,1958, to the present time. This is a test case, the outcome of which will affect between 600,000 and 900,000 claims of retired government personnel, according to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs have filed a motion for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Heidt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- United States v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Goodley v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1971
- Andrews v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
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