Stephen Laurence Carmalt (Veteran's Reemployment Rights) v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, a New York Corporation

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action brought under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, Act of Sept. 16, 1940, c. 720, § 8, 54 Stat. 890 (now 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 459). The plaintiff sued on May 9, 1960, seeking reinstatement to his prior position and damages amounting to $153,487.56—his claimed loss of wages for the- years between 1943 and 1960.

On December 30, 1940, the plaintiff was hired by the defendant (GMAC) in a probationary capacity as a “field representative” in Pittsburgh. This employment involved…