L. M. Daniels and Clayton G. Leonard v. The United States

ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION AND PLAINTIFFS’ CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COLLINS, Judge.

Plaintiffs, civilian employees of the Department of the Navy, have been working during the claim period as ships’ pilots in the Máyport-Jacksonville, Florida, area. Plaintiffs assert that since May 1, 1959, 1 the Navy Department, acting pursuant to the Classification Act of 1949, 2 has arbitrarily fixed their salary rates. On the undisputed facts before us, we find for defendant.

The instant controversy centers around a study conducted in 1959 by the Navy’s Office of Industrial Relations. It is clear that…