Legal Opinion
Popham v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 1, 1960No. 219-59PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jones, Ghief Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, a veteran, received a career conditional appointment as a landscape architect with the Federal Housing Administration in Denver, Colorado, on October 3, 1955. During the 1-year probationary period he was advised by a letter dated August 6, 1956, that his appointment would be terminated as of September 1, 1956. That letter contained the following statement:
Although you have been given a full and fair trial in the performance of your official duties your performance has failed to meet acceptable standards. You have failed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Fruhauf Southwest Garment Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953
- Beatty v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
- William G. Rich, Jr. v. Honorable James P. Mitchell, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Adele Competello v. Roger W. Jones, Chairman, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by7 opinions
- La Crosse Garment Manufacturing Co. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- Leone v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
- Anthony C. Autera v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Benton v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- AznavorianUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
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