United States v. Hendee
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EKOM THE COUKT OF CLAIMS. This was an appeal from a judgment rendered against the United Spates in the Court of Claims.
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APPEAL EKOM THE COUKT OF CLAIMS. This was an appeal from a judgment rendered against the United Spates in the Court of Claims. The petitioner, in his-petition to that court, set forth his claim as, follows: “ To the honorable the Judges of the Court of Claims: “The petition of George E. Hendee respectfully shows to your honors that he is á citizen of the United States and an officer of the navy thereof, to wit, a paymaster, and that his military history is as follows: “Paymaster’s clerk, October 1861, to December, 1862, and from August, 1863, to February, 1864; acting assistant paymaster, 25…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Milleb
delivere . Jie opinion of the court.
George E. Ilendee brought suit in the Court of Claims for compensation as a paymaster in the navy beyond what he had been allowed and paid for his services He recovered a judgment in that court for the sum of $8178.01, of which $6313.77 was not disputed. The disposition of the remainder, of $1864.24, depends upon whether the period of time from October 10, 1861, to November 30, 1862, during which he served as a paymaster’s clerk, should be counted for the purpose of increasing his salary under the longevity provisions of the statutes.
This amount the…
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