Hotchkin v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant on the 5th day of June, 1878, was appointed a lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Navy, and continued to discharge the duties of that position until June 16, 1885, at which last date the Secretary of the Navy, under authority of section 1454 of the Revised Statutes of the United The decision of this case rests solely upon the proper interpretation and meaning…
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant on the 5th day of June, 1878, was appointed a lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Navy, and continued to discharge the duties of that position until June 16, 1885, at which last date the Secretary of the Navy, under authority of section 1454 of the Revised Statutes of the United The decision of this case rests solely upon the proper interpretation and meaning of the word “ pay” in the statute. It will be seen, by reference to section 1453 of the Revised Statutes, that when an…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
On the 5th of June, 1878, the claimant was appointed a lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Navy; and continued to discharge the duties of that position until June 16,1885,, at which date the Secretary of the Navy, under the authority of section 1454 of the Revised Statutes, issued an order wholly' retiring claimant from the naval service from that date, with one year’s pay. At the time of retirement claimant was on sea duty, and paid at the rate of $2,000 per year.
He was paid $1,400 as the year’s extra pay under said order, but he has demanded from the accounting officers the sum…
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- Harrison v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1885
- United States v. NorthSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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