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Leopold v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided June 11, 1883No. 13612PublishedCited by 6 opinions

The folio wing, are the facts found by the court: I.fln 1878 claimant entered the Naval Academy as a cadet-engineer, and June 9,1882, having successfully passed the final academic examination, received the following certificate: UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. This certifies that Cadet-Engineer Harry G. Leopold has completed the prescribed course of study at the United States Naval Academy, and has successfully passed the required examination before the Academic Board.

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The folio wing, are the facts found by the court: I.fln 1878 claimant entered the Naval Academy as a cadet-engineer, and June 9,1882, having successfully passed the final academic examination, received the following certificate: UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. This certifies that Cadet-Engineer Harry G. Leopold has completed the prescribed course of study at the United States Naval Academy, and has successfully passed the required examination before the Academic Board. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this ninth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and…

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2Opinion of the Court · ScofieldScofield, J.

In 1878 claimant entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis as a cadet-engineer. June 9, 1882, having completed the prescribed term of four years and successfully passed the final academic examination, he received the usual “diploma” or “certificate of proficiency,” and was thereupon detached from the Academy by order of the Secretary of the Navy. Thereafter he was placed upon the Navy Register as a “ graduate,” and became entitled to receive, and, until December 11, 1882, did receive, the increased rate of pay provided for in section 1556 of the Revised Statutes. After that date his pay…

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. United States v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1845

4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Moser v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1907
  2. Cloud v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1907
  3. Perkins v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1885
  4. Redgrave v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1885
  5. Harmon v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1888

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