Supreme Court of the United States, 1885

United States v. Corson

United States v. Corson
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 4, 1885 · Harlan, Supreme
20 Ct. Cl. 539

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.

Mr. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, May 4, 1885.

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