Ageton v. United States

The plaintiff, who is a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, brings this suit to recover rental and subsistence allowances which he claims are due him from the Government for the period from May 1, 1932, to November 24, 1933.

The defendant now concedes that the evidence shows that the plaintiff had a dependent mother during the period covered by his claim, and there is no dispute as to the other material facts in the case. The controversy is as to the amount due the plaintiff.

Part of the period involved as shown by the findings the plaintiff was assigned and occupied a room in the bachelor…