Williamson v. Soldiers Bonus Board

Certiorari to the Soldiers Bonus Board to review the disallowance, on August 16, 1921, of the relator’s claim for a bonus, and the approval, on December 11, 1921, of such disallowance by the board of review. The writ was served on the adjutant general, who appeared specially and objected to the jurisdiction of the court on several grounds. We do not stop to consider them because in our opinion the relator cannot prevail on the merits. The claim was disallowed on the ground that relator failed to prove that he was a resident of the state of Minnesota when he entered upon active duty in the…