Van Zante v. United States

This case is before us on demurrer. Plaintiff in his petition sues for the sum of $7,539.13, pay to which he claims he is entitled as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve.

He alleges that on September 30, 1942, he was ordered to inactive duty in the Naval Reserve, and that later, on January 21, 1943, he was discharged from the United States Naval Reserve by the Secretary of the Navy. He alleges that' he contested the discharge and requested trial by court-martial, and continued to request trial by court-martial as often as once in six months, on the ground that he had been wrongfully…