Rumph v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
May 1998
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 1552 · 28 U.S.C. § 2501
Relies on Dann v. Johnston · Simuel v. United States · Mathis v. United States · DeBow v. United States · Mathis v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“The six years [of 28 U.S.C. §2501 ] begin to run when the cause of action accrues, and for a military discharge the claim accrues, all at once, as of the date the plaintiff was discharged, and not at the end of an enlistment or after optional administrative procedures have ended.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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