Austin v. United States

The plaintiff, a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard, was retired on July 10, 1922, for physical incapacity ■as the result of an incident of the service. At that time he had to his credit 19 years 11 months and 7 days of service. From July 10, 1922, until April 5,1926, he remained inactive on the retired list.

At the time of his retirement he was carried on the official register immediately below one Hay and above one Ride-out who were permanent lieutenants in the United States Coast Guard holding the same rank as the plaintiff as of that date. Rideout, whose name next followed that of…