Supreme Court· 6/13/1977

United States v. Larionoff

Citations

431 U.S. 864
97 S. Ct. 2150
53 L. Ed. 2d 48
1977 U.S. LEXIS 109

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holding that where question is breach of enlistment-extension bonus agreement, courts should refer to statutes and regulations rather than ordinary contract principles
agency’s interpretation of its own regulation must be upheld unless plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation
statute repealing provision for reenlistment bonuses for members of Navy who agree to extend their terms of service held to apply only prospectively; retroactive application would interfere with “contractual entitlements” and create “serious constitutional questions”
legislation retroactively denying reenlistment bonuses to which plaintiffs had a contractual right found unconstitutional
right to receive military pay is grounded in statutory law

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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, Rehnquist, White

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