Legal Opinion
Harris v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided February 3, 1960No. 63-56PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaddeN, Judge
The plaintiff sues for back pay on the ground that his discharge from Government service on May 9, 1954, was in violation of his rights under Section 12 of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, 58 Stat. 390, 5 U.S.C. 861.
In 1950 the National Production Authority (NPA) was established as a separate agency in the Department of Commerce. In 1953 the plaintiff was Program Executive for Aircraft in a division of the NPA. He was officially listed as an Industrial Specialist, GS-14, at $9,600 per annum. In 1953 the Department of Commerce liquidated the NPA as a separate agency, and on July 1,1953,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crocker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Hynning v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
- McGuire v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1959
- Pechette v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1959
- Robye M. Joyce, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward M. Joyce, Deceased v. Byron N. Scott, CreditorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
3Cited by3 opinions
- Royce Ainsworth v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Smith v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1960
- Ernest Paroczay v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966