Wilbor v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporten? statement of the case: The facts of the case appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court. The -case is analogous to those which have frequently occurred in this court of officers of the Navjr who have been furnished with tickets or money for transportation, but who afterwards turned out to be entitled to mileage to a much larger amount.
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On the Proofs. The Reporten? statement of the case: The facts of the case appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court. The -case is analogous to those which have frequently occurred in this court of officers of the Navjr who have been furnished with tickets or money for transportation, but who afterwards turned out to be entitled to mileage to a much larger amount. It has always been held in such cases that their acceptance of the tickets or money for transportation constitutes no waiver or election so as to bar them from the subsequent maintenance of. a suit for the recovery of the'…
1Opinion of the Court
Howry, J.,-
delivered the opinion of the court: •
This is a claim based upon section 1703 of the Revised Statutes and the. consular regulations made in pursuance thereof for one-half salary covering periods of duty performed bjr claimant 'of the office of consul-general at Lisbon, in the Kingdom of Portugal. The services are alleged to have been rendered at different times from'September 28,Í883, to March 28, Í890, inclusive.. The case has ..been argued .for claimant on the theory that • it presents no-question on the merits that distinguishes it from Boyd v. United States (31 C. Cls. R., 158),…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boyd v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1896