Grambs v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case. The following are the facts of this case as found by the court: I. The claimant was a cadet-midshipman, at the Naval Academy, when, on the 9th of June, 1882, he received a certificate in the usual form, and duly signed, that he had 11 completed the prescribed course of study at the United States Naval Academy, and successfully passed the required examination before the Academic Board, preparatory to the two years’ course afloat.” II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case. The following are the facts of this case as found by the court: I. The claimant was a cadet-midshipman, at the Naval Academy, when, on the 9th of June, 1882, he received a certificate in the usual form, and duly signed, that he had 11 completed the prescribed course of study at the United States Naval Academy, and successfully passed the required examination before the Academic Board, preparatory to the two years’ course afloat.” II. Having passed successfully the graduating examination at the Academy, he received, on the 23d day of June, 1884, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Richardson, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The claimant entered the Naval Academy as a cadet-midshipman, and belonged to the class which finished its six years’ course in 1884, whose official designation was changed to naval cadet, and who otherwise became subject to the provisions of the Act of August 5, 1882 (22 Stat. L., ch. 391, p. 285), which are as follows:
“All the undergraduates of the Naval Academy shall hereafter be designated and called ‘ naval cadets.’
*425“And from those who successfully complete the six years’ course appointments shall hereafter be madé as it is necessary…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. RedgraveSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hildeburn v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1877
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