B-115505: Oct 4, 1972

A decision was requested as to whether interest payments ordered by a United States District Court to Alger Hiss and Richard Strasburger should be made from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or from the permanent indefinite appropriation for judgments. The interest on the annuities wrongfully withheld was a part of the damages awarded in the judgement and, as such, should be paid fr...

B-115505: Dec 21, 1972

IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE INTEREST ON THE ACCRUED ANNUITIES SHOULD ALSO BE PAID FROM THE RETIREMENT FUND BECAUSE THE INTEREST. THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST IS EQUITABLE SINCE THE RETIREMENT FUND EARNED INTEREST ON THE WITHHELD ANNUITIES. WAS AN EX POST FACTO LAW IN THAT IT PUNISHED THE PLAINTIFFS IN THAT CASE. THE COURT FURTHER ORDERED THE COMMISSION TO PAY INTEREST ON THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ANNUITIES...

B-115505: Oct 4, 1972

UNDER WHICH THE PAYMENTS WERE WITHHELD WAS AN EX POST FACTO LAW THAT PUNISHED THE PLAINTIFFS FOR CONDUCT THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO ITS ENACTMENT - IS PAYABLE. SINCE THE INTEREST IS PART OF THE DAMAGES AWARDED. AS INTEREST IS PAYABLE ONLY WHEN PROVIDED FOR IN STATUTES AND CONTRACTS. THE OBLIGATION TO PAY INTEREST DOES NOT EXTEND TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DID NOT SUE BUT BY VIRTUE OF 38 F.SUPP. 1141 ARE...

B-115505: Published: Dec 21, 1972. Publicly Released: Dec 21, 1972.

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