Legal Opinion

Litwicki v. PPG Industries, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 24, 1974No. Civ. A. 70-51PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

In 1940 the Selective Service Training and Service Act gave re-employment rights to veterans, and these rights have been readopted without substantial change in the Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1948 and the Military Selective Service Act of 1967. [50 U.S.C.A. App. §§ 451-473], The legislative history of the Act shows that it was intended to be remedial in scope and the courts have followed the mandate of liberal construction in order to protect the veteran. Much of the language is broad and ambiguous and it has engendered a large body of court…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. McKinney v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Tilton v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Accardi v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Schaller v. Board of Education of Elmwood Local School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1978
  2. Smith v. Industrial Employers and Distributors Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974

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