Doyle 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. James H. Doyle entered the naval service of the United States as an enlisted man on August 3, 1872, and has served continuously in the Navy since that date. He was rated a mate on April 15, 1898; was appointed a boatswain from March 6, 1899; and was promoted to cheif boatswain from March 6, 1905, which rank he still holds. 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. James H. Doyle entered the naval service of the United States as an enlisted man on August 3, 1872, and has served continuously in the Navy since that date. He was rated a mate on April 15, 1898; was appointed a boatswain from March 6, 1899; and was promoted to cheif boatswain from March 6, 1905, which rank he still holds. II. On October 13, 1902, the claimant while attached to the U. S. S. Columbia at the navy yard, New York, received the following order: “Sir: Proceed to Trenton, N. J.,…
1Opinion of the CourtBaRNey, J.
The claimant entered the naval service of the United States as an enlisted man on August 3,1872, and has served continuously in the Navy since that date. He was rated a mate on April 15, 1898; was appointed a boatswain from March 6, 1889, and was promoted to chief boatswain from March 6, 1905, which rank he still holds.
On October 13, 1902, and while the claimant was attached to the U. S. S. Columbia at the navy yard,' New York, he received from the Acting Secretary of the Navy the following order:
“ SiR: Proceed to Trenton, N. J., and report to Lieut. Commander John G. Quinby, U. S. Navy, in…
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