Bradbury 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 was appointed acting master’s mate August 20> 1864, and served as such six years seven months and eight days. Prior to this time he had served in some inferior position in the Navy about two years.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant was appointed acting master’s mate August 20> 1864, and served as such six years seven months and eight days. Prior to this time he had served in some inferior position in the Navy about two years. During his service as mate he was admitted to the naval hospital, and, as appears by the official report, on account of “ gunshot wound (some evidence of accidental) while in charge of deck.” While at the hospital his arm was amputated. II. Claimant was commissioned a master on the retired list…
1Opinion of the CourtScofield, J.
The claimant is the person named in the following joint resolution of Congress:
"Resolved, dbe., That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint upon the retired list of the Navy, with the rank of master, Edward E. Bradbury, now a mate on the retired list of the Navy. Approved March 3. 1871.” (16 Stat. L., 601.)
Under the authority of this statute, the claimant, on March 28, 1871, was duly appointed and commissioned a master on the retired list of the Navy.
At that time, as at present, the pay…
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