Allison v. United States

Plaintiff seeks reimbursement of an amount of compensation paid to him in 1959 by the Veterans Administration, under section 29 of the Act of August 10, 1956, 70A Stat. 682, which amended the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, 66 Stat. 481, 506, for civilian pay for military leave for the years 1953 and 1954, when he was on extended military service. The sum claimed was paid plantiff by the Veterans Administration and then recouped in 1960 as an erroneous payment.

The case arises on cross-motions for summary judgment, and the sole question presented is whether the statutes providing for the…