Jackson v. United States

This is a suit begun’ under the Act of March 4, 1921, 41 Stat. 1436, by a commissioned officer in the United States Army for reimbursement for loss of furniture and other property, damaged or destroyed by the flood waters of the Ohio River while the plaintiff was on military duty engaged in saving human life and property belonging to the United States. It appears that at the time in question no public quarters were available and plaintiff was compelled to rent quarters in which he placed his household goods and other property destroyed, by the flood. The only defense set up is found in the…