Cornell v. United States

*315The court decided that the plaintiff was entitled to recover, in an opinion

per curiam,

as follows:

Plaintiff, a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, sues for the rental allowance of an officer of his rank and grade, without dependents, for the period from September 24, 1930, to October 31, 1931. From November 7, 1930, to November 4, 1931, plaintiff was attached on active duty to the Fourth Brigade of the Marine Corps at Shanghai, China.

Plaintiff was paid the rental allowance prescribed by law from September 24, 1930, to November 7, 1930, both inclusive. During the remainder…