United States v. Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims awarding a sum as ádditional pay to a yeoman of the Coast Guard.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice. McKenna
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Action for $600.00 based on the claim of Allen, who was a yeoman in the'Coast Guard,-for pay at the rate fixed by law for a chief yeoman in the Navy from April 6, 1917, to May 28, 1919, under the following provisions of the Act of May 22, 1917, c.. 20, 40 Stat. 84: “An Act Totem-porarily increase the commissioned and warrant and enlisted strength of the Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes.” Section 15: “. ... That during the continuance of the present war, warrant officers, petty officers and enlisted men of the United-States…
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