Barnette v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant has been a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States since 1872. On the 1st of January, 1891, in obedience to an order from the Secretary of the Navy, he reported to Commander A. S. Crowninshield for duty as executive officer on board the St. Mary’s, a sailing vessel owned and employed by the United States.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant has been a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States since 1872. On the 1st of January, 1891, in obedience to an order from the Secretary of the Navy, he reported to Commander A. S. Crowninshield for duty as executive officer on board the St. Mary’s, a sailing vessel owned and employed by the United States. He continued to perform tbe duties of executive officer and instructor from that day until October 24,1893, the date of filing his petition. Commander Orowninshield, an…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
The claimant served as executive officer of the nautical school-ship St. Mary’s. While the vessel was on a cruise he was allowed sea pay; while she was in the harbor of New York he was allowed shore pay. The vessel was manned and victualed by tbe State of New York, but owned and officered by tbe United States. The officers as instructors received their directions from the nautical school committee of tbe city of New York, but were always subject to the orders of the Navy Department, and if there had been a conflict of orders would unhesitatingly have obeyed the latter. The service was…
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