Wadsworth v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff, Alexander S. Wadsworth, jr., was appointed a naval cadet (title now changed to midshipman) September 22, 1900, and has served continuously in the United States Navy on active duty since that date.
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff, Alexander S. Wadsworth, jr., was appointed a naval cadet (title now changed to midshipman) September 22, 1900, and has served continuously in the United States Navy on active duty since that date. January 81,1907, he was appointed an ensign and became entitled to promotion to lieutenant, junior grade, January 31, 1910, by virtue of three years’ service in the Navy in the grade of ensign. September 14,1910, he was ordered to proceed to the navy yard, Washington, D. C., and to…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
In this case the officer was eligible for promotion, successfully passed his professional examination, but failed in his physical examination by reason of an ailment contracted in the line of duty, which was evidently regarded by the board of medical examiners as temporary, because their report stated that he was not physically qualified to perform *386all his duties at sea owing to a highly .nervous condition and very rapid pulse, but further stated: “We recommend that he be. further examined physically in three months in order to ascertain the extent of his incapacity.” There was no…
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