Denny v. United States

Plaintiff Bodney Browne Starr (No. 4) is receiving retired pay computed on the basis that he retired as an enlisted man. He sues to recover the additional amount of retired pay he would receive if it were computed under paragraph 4, § 15 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, 56 Stat. 359, 368, applicable only to men retired as officers. This is another case in line with our recent decisions in Jones v. United States, 151 Ct. Cl. 119, 282 F. 2d 906 (1960), cert. denied, 365 U.S. 880 (1961); Hoag, et al. v. United States, ante, p. 198 (1963); and Wilson, et al. v. United States, ante, p. 208…