Hunt v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. George, P. Hunt, the appellant, a chief engineer in the navy, brought this suit in the Court oh Claims to recover a balance of pay due him, as he alleged, from the United States. The facts were as follows: On October 25, 1868, the appellant was a first assistant engineer in the United States Navy, and had served in that grade two years at sea on board a naval steamer.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. George, P. Hunt, the appellant, a chief engineer in the navy, brought this suit in the Court oh Claims to recover a balance of pay due him, as he alleged, from the United States. The facts were as follows: On October 25, 1868, the appellant was a first assistant engineer in the United States Navy, and had served in that grade two years at sea on board a naval steamer. At the date mentioned there was no vacancy in the ■ grade of chief engineer to which the appellant could be promoted, nor did any such vacancy occur until July 4, 1880. On October 11, 1880, he…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
After stating the facts in the language above reported, he continued.
It appears from the findings of the Court of Claims that from October 25, 1868, to July 4, 1880, there was no vacancy in the grade of chief engineer to which the appellant could have been promoted even had he been examined and found qualified. His position in this suit is, therefore, that he is entitled to the pay of an office for a period during which he did not hold, and was not entitled to hold it, and did not perform its duties. He insists that as soon as he had performed two years’ service at sea he had a right to be…
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