assignment under § 7
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 205 U.S. 161 - United States v. Mitchell · 1907Most cited · 9 citing opinions
Act of April 26, 1898
That section was not enacted to give increased pay for the discharge of the ordinary duties of the service, but to give compensation for the greater risk and responsibility of active military command, and no assignment in orders when unnecessary to that end can make a case within the statute.
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