O'Brien v. United States

This case involves an alleged failure to restore plaintiff, who was entitled to the benefits of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, to the position which he held at the time he entered the military service.

In May 1942 a civil service examination was held to establish a civil service register of persons eligible for appointment to positions in the Wellsville, New York, post office. The positions included substitute clerks and substitute carriers. Plaintiff, along with a number of other applicants, passed this examination and was placed as number three on the eligible list.

In the meantime…