Stringer v. United States

JONES, Chief Judge.

This is a suit to recover the difference in pay between Grades CAF-13 and CAF-12, after September 16, 1944, on the ground that plaintiff’s reduction in grade on September 16, 1944, did not comply with the requirements of the Veterans’ Preference Act.

Plaintiff is a veteran entitled to the civil service benefits of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, 58 Stat. 387, 5 U.S.C.A. § 851 et seq. On April 1, 1944, plaintiff, employed in the Dallas office of the Corps of Engineers, was promoted from Grade CAF-12, $4,600 per annum, to Grade CAF-13, $5,600 per annum. The legality of…