Legal Opinion
United States v. McDonald
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 26, 1888No. 1161PublishedCited by 19 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
This is. an appeal by the United States from a judgment of the Court of Claims. The appellee, Joseph McDonald, (plaintiff below,) a boatswain in the. navy, on the 21st of- June, 1876, was ordered by Bear Admiral Werden, commanding at Callao, Peru, “ to proceed to your home in the United States, and upon your arrival, report to the honorable the Secretary of the. Navy.” Pursuant to said order, McDonald travelled from Callao to Washington, via Panama, and reported as directed.
By the.act of June 16th, 1874, 18 Stat. 72, c. 285, “only actual travelling expenses ” were “ allowed to any person…
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