Bishop v. United States

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Bishop v. United States
by Henry Billings Brown
Syllabus
837803Bishop v. United States — SyllabusHenry Billings Brown
Court Documents

United States Supreme Court

197 U.S. 334

Bishop  v.  United States

 Argued: and submitted March 2, 3, 1905. --- Decided: April 3, 1905

This is a petition for pay as a lieutenant commander from February 8, 1868, when defendant was dismissed from the naval service pursuant to the sentence of a general court-martial, until March 9, 1871, when he was reinstated by special act of Congress. The court of claims made a finding of facts, the material parts of which are incorporated in the opinion, and dismissed the petition. 38 Ct. Cl. 473.

Mr. Irvin W. Schultz for appellant.

Assistant Attorney General Pradt and Felix Brannigan for appellee.

Mr. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court:

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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