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MARSHALL V. UNITED STATES, 124 U. S. 391 (1888)
124 U. S. 391U.S. Supreme Court
Marshall v. United States, 124 U.S. 391 (1888)
Marshall v. United States
Submitted January 5, 1888
Decided January 23, 1888
124 U.S. 391
Syllabus
Seventy-five percent of forty-five hundred dollars is the maximum pay to which an officer of the Army of the United States placed on the retired list as a colonel is entitled.
The appellant brought suit against the United States in the Court of Claims, where judgment was entered against his claim. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. clubjuris