Case: DENNIS W. MULLAN v. THE UNITED STATES
Abbreviation: Mullan v. United States
Decision Date: 1887-11-07
Docket Number: 
Citation: 23 Ct. Cl. 488
Volume: 23
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: DENNIS W. MULLAN v. THE UNITED STATES.
Judges: 
Pages: 488–488

Head Matter:
DENNIS W. MULLAN v. THE UNITED STATES.
(No opinion in C. Cls;
121 U. S. R.; 186.)
On the defendants’ Appeal.
Claimant is an officer in the Navy, and lias served continuously since September 21, I860, when lie was appointed acting midshipman. Since then his appointments have been acting ensign, October 21, 1863; master, May 10, 1866; lieutenant, February 21, 1867; lieutenant-commander, March 12,1868. He has been paid for all said services in accordance with the laws in force at the time they were performed, but has received nothing on account of the provisions of the act of March 3, 1883, ch. 97 (22 Stat. L., 474).
Tbs court below enter judgment in favor of the claimant for $356.03 without an opinion.
The decision of the court below is affirmed.
The Supreme Court decides that an officer in the regular Navy, whose service therein was continuous in various grades from I860 to 1868, and who held the rank of lieutenant-commander when the Act of July 1870, ch. 295, § 3 (16 Stat. L., 330; now § 1556, B. S.), was passed, giving graduated pay for various ranks, is entitled to the benefit of the Aet March 3,1883, ch. 97 (23 Stat. L., 473), and that it is not necessary that he should have entered the service more than once.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Blatchford
delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, November 7, 1887.