Spalding v. United States

Littx,eto:N, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, a Lieutenant in the Navy, brought this suit to recover $4,222.90, representing the increased rental and subsistence allowances authorized by law to be paid to an officer of his rank having a mother dependent upon him for her chief support. The claim covers1 the period from May 20,1942, to September 4,1945, and the sum above-mentioned is- the correct amount due if plaintiff is entitled to recover.

Plaintiff’s mother owned the home in which she lived with her daughter and grandson (findings 4 and 7). She also owned other…