KUTZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 291-52.

132 F.Supp. 117 (1955)

Frank G. KUTZ v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

June 7, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Shields, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. King & King, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs.

Lawrence S. Smith, Washington, D. C., with whom was Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, MADDEN and LARAMORE, Judges.


LARAMORE, Judge.

This case involves the right of a retired naval officer to receive increased retired pay under a special statute providing for certain benefits to naval officers who were specially commended for performance of duty in actual combat.

Plaintiff is a retired naval officer who served as such during World War I, having retired in 1925, with the rank of lieutenant commander. In 1918 he was serving aboard the U. S. S. San Diego when that vessel sank...

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