Higgins v. United States

Opinion

Plaintiff, a non-veteran without civil service status, sues for salary from May 19,1952, to December 18,1953, and for travel expenses to and from his post of duty. He alleges breach of contract by defendant.

The pleadings disclose that plaintiff received an excepted (Schedule A) appointment effective December 19, 1951, to a position as Industrial Cost Accountant, New York Regional Office of the Army Audit Agency, his duty station being Goose Bay, Labrador.

Positions under Schedule A which are located in foreign countries or beyond continental limits are specifically excepted from the…