Curran v. United States

In July, 1919, plaintiff, Charles M. Curran, officer of the Army, being ordered for overseas military duty, delivered his household goods to the quartermaster at Washington, D. C., for packing and storing until his return. After his return plaintiff requested that said household goods be sent to him at Atlanta, Ga., and upon receiving same it was discovered that one box containing a portion of his household goods was missing. Plaintiff submitted a claim for reimbursement for his lost goods, and same was considered by a *29duly authorized board of Army officers, which board made the following…