Legal Opinion
Dalton v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 12, 1931No. K-317PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLittleton, Judge
The question presented in this case is whether the plaintiff is entitled to his pay as a retired brigadier general of the United States Army during the time he was employed by the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation as trustee and president, and vice president and general manager, when he was receiving compensation from the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The finance officer of the Army declined to pay the plaintiff his retired pay on the ground that such pay was prohibited by section 2 of the act of July 31, 1894, 28 Stat. 205, which provides that “No person who holds an…
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- United States v. MouatSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. StrangSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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