Legal Opinion
Day v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1980No. 78-1092PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. KUBIN, Circuit Judge:
“Join the Navy, and see the world” was once the seductive slogan to enlistment. Service in the other branches of the armed forces may also entail assignment to distant and exotic posts. Whether on duty in the United States or at far-off bases, a commissioned officer is entitled by act of Congress to quarters “appropriate to his grade, rank, or rating and adequate for himself.” 37 U.S.C. § 403(b). If these are not provided, he is entitled to be paid a monetary sum, a basic allowance for quarters (BAQ).1
This is a class action on behalf of all unmarried Air Force…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. CartwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gilligan v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Patient Advocates of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Bullock v. Hewlett-Packard Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Dr. Louis Levy v. Dr. Karl F. Urbach, Steven Davis v. John C. DrokeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Charles R. Kester v. Constance Horner, Director, Office of Personnel ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
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