Robb v. United States

Plaintiff in this suit is contesting the jurisdiction of military courts over a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy. As the administratrix of the now-deceased employee’s estate, she sues to recover a $5,000 fine imposed upon the decedent, Bobert J. Poor, by a general court-martial held in DaNang, Vietnam, on May 22, 1968. The undisputed material facts are as follows.

Decedent was a civil engineer employed by the U.S. Navy in Vietnam during 1967 and 1968. He was charged under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice1 with violating general orders of the U.S. Military Assistance…