Baker v. McCarl

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District dismissing appellant’s bill to restrain appellees from withholding from appellant’s salary amounts ascertained by the Comptroller General to be due the United States.

Appellant is a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, retired. Congress has appropriated funds covering his pay and allowances, and these funds are now in the possession of a disbursing officer of the Navy and available for the purposes for which they were appropriated. Payment has been withheld because of a decision of the Comptroller…