Medkirk v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of .the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Petitioner is a citizen of the United States, residing at this time at Washington, D. C., and is the sole owner of the claim sued on, no part thereof having been assigned or transferred to anyone. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of .the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. Petitioner is a citizen of the United States, residing at this time at Washington, D. C., and is the sole owner of the claim sued on, no part thereof having been assigned or transferred to anyone. II. On the 1st day of November, 1861, petitioner enlisted and* was duly mustered into the military service of the United States, serving therein until January 1, 1864, when he was honorably discharged from that service by reason of his reenlistment in the same service as a veteran on the 23d day…
1Opinion of the CourtHowry, J.
Plaintiff was dismissed from the civil service of the Government whilst engaged in the performance of clerical duties at the pension agency in Indianapolis, Ind. Soon after his discharge the Civil Service Commission certified to the Secretary of the Interior (in response to the request of that official for the certificate necessary for reinstatement of plaintiff) that it appeared that he had been separated by removal without delinquency or misconduct from his position as clerk in the classified service, and that he served in the military service and was honorably discharged therefrom.…
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