Reichman v. United States
United States Court of Claims
- The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant enlisted in the Army December 6,1881, at Chicago, Ill., and was assigned to Company I, Twentieth Infantry. He was successively promoted corporal, sergeant, and first sergeant.
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- The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant enlisted in the Army December 6,1881, at Chicago, Ill., and was assigned to Company I, Twentieth Infantry. He was successively promoted corporal, sergeant, and first sergeant. Under the act of June 18, 1878, providing for the promotion of meritorious non-commissioned officers, he was examined for promotion to second lieutenant by a department board at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.j in April and May, 1884, passed a satisfactory preliminary examination, and was ordered to Fort…
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The claimant was an enlisted man and sergeant in the Army of the United States. Availing himself of the regulations providing for the promotion of meritorious non-commissioned officers, he successfully passed two examinations, and was recommended for appointment as second lieutenant by the examining board of officers. Thereupon; and before the expiration of his term of enlistment, he was appointed second lieutenant August 4,1884, accepted the appointment, and was discharged as an enlisted man August 7,’to date from August 6, 1884.
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