Leigh v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter’s statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Bichard H. Leigh, entered the naval service as cadet on September 6, 1887; he was promoted and reached the grade of lieutenant, junior grade, on March 3, 1899, and during the period covered by this claim, from October 20, 1899, to March 6,1900, he served in that grade. II.
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The Reporter’s statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, Bichard H. Leigh, entered the naval service as cadet on September 6, 1887; he was promoted and reached the grade of lieutenant, junior grade, on March 3, 1899, and during the period covered by this claim, from October 20, 1899, to March 6,1900, he served in that grade. II. From October 20, 1899, to March 8, 1900, the claimant was in command of the U. S. S. Pampanga, by virtue of orders issued by competent authority. ' While he was in command thereof the Pampanga was a vessel…
1Opinion of the Court
Peelle, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The question in this case arises under the act of April 26, 1898, section 7 (30 Stat. L., 365), which provides:
“ Sec. 7. That in time of war every officer serving with troops operating against an enemy who shall exercise, under assignment in orders issued by competent authority, a com*386mand above that pertaining to his grade, shall be entitled to receive the pay and allowances of the grade appropriate to the command so exercised: Provided, That a rate of pay exceeding that of a brigadier-general shall not be paid in any case by reason of such…
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