Furlong v. United States

LITTLETON, Judge.

Plaintiff, a former Army reserve officer, brought this suit to recover disability retirement pay from July 18,1946 to date, less disability compensation received from the Veterans Administration. The petition was filed August 5,1954, and the case comes before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s petition, as amended, on the ground that the plaintiff’s claim, if any, is barred by the statute of limitations.1

On September 12, 1945, plaintiff, while serving on active duty with the United States Army in the Philippines, was injured when struck in the abdomen by a…