Silverman v. Valentine

For several years prior to 1939 petitioner was a licensed hack driver. Of his own volition he permitted his license to lapse at the end of 1939. Shortly after the attack upon Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the United States Army. He was thereafter promoted to the rank of a noncommissioned officer. On January 4, 1943, he was given an honorable discharge from the armed forces because of a physical disability. Subsequent to his discharge he presented an application for the renewal of his hack license. This application was denied in view of the fact that on June 24, 1941, and again on July 22, 1941,…