Case Name: ALFRED BLEDSOE v. THE UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1931-04-06
Citations: 71 Ct. Cl. 762
Docket Number: No. L-127
Parties: ALFRED BLEDSOE v. THE UNITED STATES
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 71
Pages: 762–763

Head Matter:
ALFRED BLEDSOE v. THE UNITED STATES
[No. L-127.
Decided April 6, 1931]
Messrs. George A. King and John W. Gashins and King <& King for the plaintiff.
Mr. M. 0. Masterson, with whom was Mr. Assistant Attorney General Charles B. Rugg, for the defendant.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT
The case presents the not uncommon situation where a dependent mother has several children living but only one contributes to her support. In the case at bar, plaintiff alone contributed to his mother's support. The other children not only failed to contribute, but were unable to do so had they desired. Under repeated decisions of this court plaintiff, as chief carpenter in the United States Navy, is entitled to the allowance granted by law for an officer with a dependent mother for the period involved in the case. Judgment will be rendered in his favor in accordance with this conclusion and the findings of fact. It is so ordered.