United States v. Moser, 266 U.S. 236 (1924)
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United States v. Moser, 266 U.S. 236 (1924)
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United States v. Moser No. 99 Argued October 21, 1924 Decided November 17, 1924 266 U.S. 236
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
Syllabus
1. While the doctrine of res judicata does not apply to unmixed questions of law, a fact or right distinctly adjudged cannot be disputed in a subsequent action between the same parties, even upon another demand and though the original determination was reached upon an erroneous view or application of the law. P. 241.
2. A determination of the status of an individual upon which his right to recover depends is as conclusive as a decision upon any other matter. P. 242.
3. Where a retired naval officer had obtained judgments in the Court of Claims for installments of increased pay under an Act of March 3, 1899, providing
that any officer of the Navy . . . who served during the civil war, shall, when retired, be retired with the rank and three-fourths the sea pay of the next higher grade,
and sued there again for another installment, held that the government was estopped from maintaining that his service during the civil war as a cadet in the Naval Academy was not service within the meaning of the statute, that question having been determined against it in the previous litigation. Id.
58 Ct. Clms. 164 affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims upholding the claim of a naval officer for pay.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Moser, 266 U.S. 236 (1924) in 266 U.S. 236 266 U.S. 237–266 U.S. 239. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=25IA3S7YM3MXIIJ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Moser, 266 U.S. 236 (1924), in 266 U.S. 236, pp. 266 U.S. 237–266 U.S. 239. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=25IA3S7YM3MXIIJ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Moser, 266 U.S. 236 (1924). cited in 1924, 266 U.S. 236, pp.266 U.S. 237–266 U.S. 239. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=25IA3S7YM3MXIIJ.
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