United States v. Corson
Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Corson, 20 Ct. Cl. 539 (1885)
Harlan, Supreme
United States v. Corson
Opinion of the Court
Judgment for the claimant.
The judgment of the court below is reversed on the ground: (1) That an officer of the Army, dismissed from the service, during the recent civil war, by order of the President, could not be restored to his position merely by a subsequent revocation of that order. (2) The vacancy so created could only be filled by a new appointment,"by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless it occurred in the recess of that body, in which case the President could have granted a commission, to expire at the eud of its next succeeding session.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. RICHARD R. CORSON
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- On the defendants’ Appeal. In March, 1865, an assistant quartermaster, without hearing or notice, is dismissed by President. Lincoln. In June, 1865, the order of dismissal is revoked by President Johnson. In October, 1866, the officer is honorably mustered out. He claims three months’ pay proper and pay from March 27,1865, to June 9, 1865, under 13 Stat. L., 497, and 14 Stat. L., 94.