Hill v. United States

Whalev, GMef Justice,

delivered the opinion of the court:

At the time here involved the plaintiff was a commissioned Officer in the Regular Army. By special orders of the War Department March 16,1937, he was relieved from assignment and duty at Fort Wayne, Michigan, and transferred to duty in the Philippine Department. Pursuant to these orders he traveled from Fort Wayne to Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands.

Plaintiff’s household goods were moved by Army transport overseas, were transshipped at Pier No. 1, Post Manila, Philippine Islands, to lorchas, which carried them thence and they…