Case Name: PETER J. GALANTE v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1942-04-06
Citations: 96 Ct. Cl. 128
Docket Number: No. 43804
Parties: PETER J. GALANTE v. THE UNITED STATES
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 96
Pages: 128–130

Head Matter:
PETER J. GALANTE v. THE UNITED STATES
[No. 43804.
Decided April 6, 1942]
Mr. Fred W. Shields for the plaintiff. King & King were ■on the brief.
Miss Stella Akin, with whom was Mr. Assistant Attorney General Francis M. Shea, for the defendant.

Opinion:
The court decided that the plaintiff was entitled to re-
cover, in an opinion
fer curiam,
as follows:
The facts in this case are not in dispute. They show plainly that plaintiff's mother was in fact dependent upon him for her chief support. Claim is based on section 4 of the act of June 10, 1922, 42 Stat. 625,628, and, under the many uniform decisions of this court, plaintiff is entitled to recover increased rental and subsistence allowances from March 25, 1935 to March 3, 1937. Tomlinson v. United Stapes, 66 C. Cls. 697; Samouce v. United States, 69 C. Cls. 65; and Culver v. United States, 81 C. Cls. 631.
Plaintiff is entitled to recover $1,725.86. It is so ordered.