Byerly v. United States

*274MEMORANDUM

BY THE COURT.

Under the act of March 4, 1915, 38 Stat. 1069, it is provided “ That hereafter the Secretary of War may determine where and when there are no public quarters available within the meaning of this or any other act.”

The Secretary of War determined that there were no public quarters available for the use of the plaintiff at Camp Knox, and that being so, he was entitled to commutation of quarters, heat, and light while occupying and paying for rooms in the Officers’ Club at Camp Knox.

The decision of the Secretary of War is conclusive. United States v. Jones, 18 How. 92; Dyer…