Bander v. United States

Plaintiff, a World War II veteran, sues the United States for salary claimed to be due him for a period following his allegedly unlawful discharge from employment in the Post Office Department. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. The facts, as shown by the pleadings and exhibits attached to the parties’ motions, are as follows:

Plaintiff first entered civilian employment with the Government on January 24,1942, when he received a probational appointment in the War Department as a student instructor. With the exception of short periods of time, and a military furlough from December 3,…