Prentiss v. United States

In our decision of July 15, 1952, we concluded that the plaintiff was entitled to recover, but suspended entry of judgment to await the filing- of a report from the General Accounting Office showing the amount due. The General Accounting Office reported that the function of determining amounts due beneficiaries of the Civil Service Retirement Acts was placed by statute in the United States Civil Service Commission. However, in order to avoid delay, the General Accounting Office had secured a report from the Civil Service Commission, which it transmitted to us.

The report of the Civil Service…