United States v. Alger
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM 'THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a claim by a professor of mathematics in the Navy for $32.87, alleged .to be due him for longevity pay from November 11, 1890, to November 30, inclusive.
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APPEAL FROM 'THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a claim by a professor of mathematics in the Navy for $32.87, alleged .to be due him for longevity pay from November 11, 1890, to November 30, inclusive. The petition alleged that during that period he had been allowed and paid at the rate of $2400 per annum, being the shore pay of a professor'-of mathematics in’the first five years after the date ¿>f appointment; whereas, as he contended, he should have, been paid at the rate of $3000 per annum, being the pay ot a professor of mathematics in the third-five years from the .'date of appointment, by…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The theory of longevity pay was well stated by Chief Justice Drake, speaking for the Court of Claims, in an opinion cited by both parties in this case, in which he said: “There was, no doubt, an underlying principle and purpose in the introduction of longevity pay into the Navy. We think it was intended, first, to induce men to enter the Navy and remain in it for life; second, to remove the depressing influence of long periods of service in one grade without an increase of pay ; third, to compensate for increased professional knowledge and efficiency in officers by increasing their pay in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Thornley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- United States v. HendeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. BakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. RockwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- United States v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Central Trust Co. of New York v. Citizens' St. Ry. Co. of IndianapolisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1897
- Barber v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1915
- United States v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Price v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Hull v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1903
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