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UNITED STATES v. SWEENY

No. 889.

157 U.S. 281 (1895)

15 S.Ct. 608

39 L.Ed. 702

UNITED STATES, v. SWEENY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dodge and Mr. Charles C. Binney for appellants.

Mr. Joseph W. Stryker for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

This case involves the question whether, in computing the time of service which entitles an officer to longevity pay, service in a volunteer regiment is service "in the army of the United States," within the meaning of the act of July 5, 1838, c. 162, 5 Stat. 256, the fifteenth section of which (p. 258) enacts "that every commissioned officer of the line or staff, exclusive of general officers, shall be entitled...

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