Brown v. United States

The evidence is sufficient to show, and we have found as a fact, that since May 26, 1941, plaintiff’s mother has been dependent upon him for her chief support. Plaintiff was paid rental and subsistence allowances as provided by law for the month of May 1941. His present claim begins on June 1, 1941.

The next question is whether plaintiff is entitled to recover the statutory money allowance for quarters on the ground that the quarters assigned to him during the period from June 1, 1941, to April 21, 1942, were not adequate quarters for an officer of his rank with a dependent mother. Plaintiff…