Legal Opinion
Jasper v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 5, 1903No. 22567PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The facts of this case appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Nott, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Revised Statutes (sec. 1453) provide that when a naval officer is incapacitated for active service and his incapacity is the result of an incident of the service, he shall be retired with the retired pajr allowed by section 1588. The subsequent Act 3d March, 1899 (30 Stat. L., p. 1007, sec. 11), provides as follows:
“Any officer of the Navjr, with a creditable record, who has served during the civil war, shall, when retired, be retired with the rank and three-fourths’ of the sea pay of the next higher grade.”
It has been held that a midshipman…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Medbury v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- United States v. BakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Baker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
- Moser v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1907
- Jasper v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1908
- Jasper v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1904
- Du Bose v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1928