Legal Opinion
Patton v. Dole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 19, 1986No. 1657, Docket 86-6124PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Both statute and implementing regulations relevant to this appeal require a midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York (the “academy”), who resigns after having attended the academy “for not less than 2 years”, to go on active duty in the United States Navy. The statutory language is incorporated into the service obligation agreement the midshipman must execute upon entering the academy; both use the term “2 years”. The issue on appeal is whether “2 years” means two academic years or two calendar years.
Contending that “2…
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