Vulte v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant, Nelson P. Vulte, was appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from June 30, 1903; accepted the appointment and executed the required oath of office July 13, 1903. He was promoted to first lieutenant from March 3, 1904. The claimant, under orders assigning him to duty in Porto Rico, with station at San Juan, P. R., sailed from New…
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. The claimant, Nelson P. Vulte, was appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from June 30, 1903; accepted the appointment and executed the required oath of office July 13, 1903. He was promoted to first lieutenant from March 3, 1904. The claimant, under orders assigning him to duty in Porto Rico, with station at San Juan, P. R., sailed from New York for Porto Rico June 27,1908, and served there until November 3, 1909, when detached and ordered back to the United…
1Opinion of the Court
Booth, J„
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff is a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps. On June 27, 1908, in obedience to proper orders, he sailed from New York for Porto Rico, remaining on duty there until November 3, 1909, when detached and ordered back to the States. This suit is to recover 10 per cent additional pay for service in Porto Rico, dating said service from the time of departure from the United States until return thereto.
*326The plaintiff’s pay proper was originally fixed by section 1612, E. S., as follows:
“The officers of the Marine Corps shall be entitled to receive…
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