UNITED STATES v. BABBITT


104 U.S. 767 (____)

UNITED STATES v. BABBITT.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Solicitor-General for the United States.

Mr. William Penn Clarke for the appellee.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The question presented to the court below on the trial of this case was, whether in the computation of longevity pay for an officer of the army of the United States, under the provisions of sect. 7 of the act of June 18, 1878, c. 263 (20 Stat. 145), his period of service as a cadet at West Point was to be taken into account. The court decided it was not, and an elaborate opinion to that effect was filed;...

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