United States v. Kingsley
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was an appeal by. the United States from a judgment of the Court of Claims, 24 0. Cl. 219, awarding to the petitioner, Joseph F. Kingsley, $73.30 for “ retained pay,” and for transportation and subsistence from the place of his discharge to that of his enlistment. The finding of the Court of Claims was as follows: “ Findings .of fact.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was an appeal by. the United States from a judgment of the Court of Claims, 24 0. Cl. 219, awarding to the petitioner, Joseph F. Kingsley, $73.30 for “ retained pay,” and for transportation and subsistence from the place of his discharge to that of his enlistment. The finding of the Court of Claims was as follows: “ Findings .of fact. “ This case having been heard before the Court of Claims, the court, upon the evidence, finds the facts to be as follows; “ 1. August 12, 1882, the claimant enlisted as a private in the Marine Corps of the United States at…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.(1) Claimant’s right to retained pay depends upon Rev. Stat. § 1281, which reads as follows: “ To the rates of pay stated in the preceding section one dollar per month shall be added for the third year of enlistment, one dollar more per month for the fourth year, and one dollar more per month for the fifth year, making in all three dollars increase per month for the last year of the first enlistment of each enlisted man named in said section. But this increase shall be considered as retained pay, and shall not be paid to the soldier until his-discharge from…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. LandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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- Thompson v. WhittierDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1960
- Dodge v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1897
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- Walton v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1896