Adamson v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the ease: This action the claimant brought by the voluntary filing of his petition. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. In 1867 the claimant was a first engineer in the Navy. In that grade he served two years at sea on board of a naval steamer.
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The Reporters’ statement of the ease: This action the claimant brought by the voluntary filing of his petition. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. In 1867 the claimant was a first engineer in the Navy. In that grade he served two years at sea on board of a naval steamer. The two years of sea service was completed June 1, 1867. June 1, 1867, there was no vacancy in the grade of chief engineer to which the claimant could have been promoted, nor did any such vacancy occur until May 19, 1879. II. The claimant was ordered to examination for promotion to the grade of chief…
1Opinion of the CourtScoeield, J.
June 1, 1867, the claimant was a first assistant engineer in the Navy, and had at that time completed two years of sea service in that grade. He thus became eligible, under paragraph 264 of the Navy regulations, to an examination for promotion to the grade of chief engineer. No vacancy, however, in the latter grade to which he could be promoted existed at that time. About twelve years thereafter, to wit, May 19,1879, such a vacancy for the first time occurred. May 23,1879, he was ordered to an examination for promotion, which he successfully passed. July 12,1879, he was promoted.to be a chief…
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