United States v. Alger

Citations

• 152 U.S. 384
• 14 S. Ct. 635
• 38 L. Ed. 488
• 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2128

Syllabus

<p>Under the act of March 3, 1883, c. 97, 22 Stat. 473, an officer in the navy, • who resigns one office the day before his appointment to a higher one, though in a different branch of the service, is only entitled to longevity pay as of the lowest grade, having graduated pay, held by him since he originally entered the service.</p> <p>United States v. Alger, 151 U. S. 362, and United States v. Stahl, 151 U. S. 366, reaffirmed.</p>