Hartigan v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Thomas L. Hartigan, entered the United States Military Academy as a cadet on the 1st day of July, in the year 1880, having previous to his admission as a cadet as aforesaid, to-wit, on the 30th day of June, 1880, taken the following oath: “I, Thomas L. Hartigan,.of the State of Illinois, having-been appointed a cadet in the Military Academy of…
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Thomas L. Hartigan, entered the United States Military Academy as a cadet on the 1st day of July, in the year 1880, having previous to his admission as a cadet as aforesaid, to-wit, on the 30th day of June, 1880, taken the following oath: “I, Thomas L. Hartigan,.of the State of Illinois, having-been appointed a cadet in the Military Academy of the United States, do hereby solemnly swear that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
The claimant, having been appointed by the President, July 11, 1880, a cadet in the Military Academy, served as such until July 21, 1883, when he was summarily dismissed by order of the President, upon charges of maltreating a new cadet while the latter was performing guard duty, personat-ing an officer of the guard, improper use of the countersign, and disobedience to orders. Subsequent to his dismissal a successor was appointed to the place so vacated, who after-wards graduated from the academy, and was later, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed a second lieutenant…
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- Babbitt v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1880
- Morton v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1884
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- Weller v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1906