Case: MALBONE F. WATSON v. THE UNITED STATES
Abbreviation: Watson v. United States
Decision Date: 1889-03-11
Docket Number: 
Citation: 24 Ct. Cl. 529
Volume: 24
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: MALBONE F. WATSON v. THE UNITED STATES.
Judges: 
Pages: 529–529

Head Matter:
MALBONE F. WATSON v. THE UNITED STATES.
[No opinion in C. Cls.; 130 U. S. R., 80.]
On the defendants' Appeal.
This is the claim of an Army officer for credit in computing his longevity with the time of his service as a cadet at West Point.
Thecourtbelow enters judgment in favor of the claimant, without an opinion, for the sum of $126.22.
The claimant relied upon the case of Morton v. The United States, (19 O. Ols. R., 200; 112 U. S. R., 1).
The decision of the court below is affirmed on the ground that the time of the service of a cadet in the Military Academy at West Point is to be regarded as a part ,of the time to be served in the Army within the meaning of the Act of July 5, 1838 (5 Stat. L., 256), and should be counted in computing his longevity pay.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Lamar
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, March 11, 1889.