Hendricks v. United States

Although I concur in the result reached by the majority,. I do not agree with all of the reasoning in the majority opinion. Furthermore, I believe there are issues and principles of law not included in the majority opinion that should be discussed and disposed of. Accordingly, I submit the following concurring opinion.

In these three consolidated cases, plaintiff, Margaret J. Plendricks and 140 other named plaintiffs, are married' women who were either employees on January 10, 1971, or thereafter, up to the date of the filing of their petitions, of the Panama Canal Government, or of the Canal…