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Arant v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided May 3, 1920No. 34118PublishedCited by 9 opinions

The BeportePs statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff, William F. Arant, was duly appointed and qualified as superintendent of the Crater Lake National Park, in Oregon, on the 26th day of September, 1902. The salary of the office was then $900 per annum, and it was increased to the sum of $1,000 per annum, effective July 1, 1903. He entered upon the performance of the duties of the position, and continued therein…

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The BeportePs statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The plaintiff, William F. Arant, was duly appointed and qualified as superintendent of the Crater Lake National Park, in Oregon, on the 26th day of September, 1902. The salary of the office was then $900 per annum, and it was increased to the sum of $1,000 per annum, effective July 1, 1903. He entered upon the performance of the duties of the position, and continued therein until the date of his removal, hereafter set forth. II. On the 7th day of June, 1913, while the plaintiff was in said…

1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, Chief Justice

The plaintiff sues for the salary of the office of superintendent of Crater Lake National Park. Having been duly appointed, he had occupied the office for a considerable number of years, when, on June 7, 1913, he received a request from the Secretary of the Interior for his resignation. He declined to resign, protested against his removal, and de*331manded that he be furnished with a statement in writing of the grounds for his removal. On June 24, 1913, he received a telegram from the Secretary notifying him that he had been removed, directing him to transfer all Government property to a…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Keim v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  3. United States Ex Rel. Arant v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  4. Gibbons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  5. Dolan v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Plunkett v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1923
  2. Hart v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1940
  3. O'Neil v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1921
  4. Stager v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1922
  5. Members of the Tlingit Nation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1944

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