Anderson v. United States

We think it is clear from the facts in this case and on the authority of the opinion of this court in Simonstad v. United States, 71 C. Cls. 436, that plaintiff is entitled to recover the amount of $611.50, the authorized per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence while he was absent from his official post of duty on official business of the United States.

Louisville, Kentucky, was the headquarters and principal district office of the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau, duly established by proper authority. Plaintiff was duly appointed and assigned to that office as a field examiner and that station was…