Legal Opinion
Bruner v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 24, 1952No. 391PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
In 1941, petitioner was appointed a civilian fire chief at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, by a local army commander acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of War. In 1948, petitioner brought this action in the District Court to recover overtime compensation allegedly due for his services as fire chief. Jurisdiction to enter judgment against the United States was based on the Tucker Act which granted to the District Court jurisdiction, concurrent with the Court of Claims, over certain civil actions against the United States.
At the time this action was commenced, Congress had provided that…
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