Burnett v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The question of statutory construction, which was the only question in the case, was presented by the claimant's petition and will be found stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtScofield, J.
This case was heard upon demurrer, and the facts are admitted as stated in the petition.
Ward B. Burnett, the claimant’s husband, was a colonel of volunteers in the war with Mexico. He received a wound m the service, from the effect of which he died June 24,1884. At the time of his death-he was receiving a pension, under the Act June 16,1880 (21 Stat., 281), and preceding’ acts, at the rate of $72 a month. The claimant made application for the widow’s pension, and the same was allowed by the Commissioner of Pensions at the rate of $30 a month. She claimed that it should be $72 a month, and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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