Boone v. United States

The plaintiff was paid the increased flying pay provided by the statutes by the Navy Department for the months of March, April, and May, 1925, amounting to $226.80, but the Comptroller General ruled that he was not entitled to the. increased flying pay prior to the date on which the Bureau of Navigation approved the assignment, which had been made March 1, 1925, by his commanding officer, and plaintiff was required to refund the amount of $226.80 which had been received by him from March 1 to June 1, 1925.

The act of June 4, 1920, provides for 50 per cent increase in pay to officers and…