Lawler v. United States

Plaintiff’s deceased husband, Colonel Earl J. Lawler, enlisted in the United States Army in 1918; thereafter was appointed a Beserve officer, and at the time of his release from active duty at age 60 on May 22,1954, had completed 18 and a half years of active service. He filed a petition in this court seeking retirement pay 'by reason of physical disability, and upon his death, his wife was substituted as party plaintiff. The issue is whether Col. Lawler, hereinafter referred to as the officer, was physically unfit for military service at the time of his release from active duty on May…