United States v. Corson

Supreme Court

United States v. Corson

20 Ct. Cl. 539

DecidedMay 4, 1885

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United States v. Corson, 20 Ct. Cl. 539 (U.S. 1885).

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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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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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20 Ct. Cl. 539, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-corson-scotus-1885.