Lake v. United States

The plaintiff claims rental allowance from February 3, 1932, to September 18, 1932, during which time he was on *449duty in China. No quarters were assigned to him, but for about two months after he first arrived he was permitted to occupy, first, a small single room, and, later, a larger room in company with another officer. After about two months he moved out of these quarters of his own volition and secured a room with bath at the Young Men’s Christian Association, which he occupied for the remainder of his stay in China. He sues for rental allowance both while occupying Government quarters…