Whiting v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters! statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Anna F. Whiting, was at the date of the bringing of this suit, and now is, the administratrix of the estate of Henry L. Whiting, deceased. II. On June 10, 1890, Henry L. Whiting, the claimant’s intestate, was appointed by the President a member of the Mississipi River Commission. III.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters! statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Anna F. Whiting, was at the date of the bringing of this suit, and now is, the administratrix of the estate of Henry L. Whiting, deceased. II. On June 10, 1890, Henry L. Whiting, the claimant’s intestate, was appointed by the President a member of the Mississipi River Commission. III. At the time of said appointment the decedent was an employee of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, at a salary of $2,400 per annum. IY. Decedent received compensation…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
The findings show that the decedent was on the 10th day of June, 1890, appointed by the President a member of the Mississippi River Commission, and received a salary of $2,400 per annum from the date of his appointment until August 18, 1894; that on the 24th day of August, 1894, his salaiy was reduced by the Secretary of the Treasury to $1,600 per annum, the reduction taking effect from August 18, 1894.
His sórvice as a • commissioner of the Mississippi River Commission was continuous from the time of his appointment, June 10, 1890, to the date of his death, February 5, 1897.
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