UNITED STATES v. BISHOP


120 U.S. 51 (1887)

UNITED STATES v. BISHOP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. F.P. Dewees for appellant.

Mr. John Paul Jones and Mr. Robert B. Lines for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This case does not differ in principle from that of United States v. Symonds, just decided.

Bishop is now, and has been for more than four years, a lieutenant-commander in the navy. By direction of the Secretary of the Navy, he assumed the duties of executive officer of the training-ship Minnesota, on the 18th of April, 1884. During the period of such service that vessel was stationed in...

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