Bradley v. United States

Plaintiff has been paid since June 19, 1926, a subsistence allowance of 60 cents a day, as provided in section 5 of the act of June 10, 1922, 42 Stat. 628, as amended by the act of May 31, 1924, 43 Stat. 250, and a monthly rental allowance of $20, as provided in section 6 of the said act, for an officer of his rank without a dependent.

Plaintiff claims that from and after his appointment on June 19,1926, his mother was in fact dependent upon him for her chief support within the meaning of section 4 of the act of June 10, 1922, supra. If his claim is correct he is entitled under sections 5 and…