Blackmon v. United States

OPINION

The plaintiff’s suit is for loss of salary caused by his alleged wrongful dismissal from his position in the Government’s Civil Aeronautics Administration. The Government has moved for a summary judgment on the ground that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, and that, as a matter of law, it is entitled to judgment.

*289The plaintiff is a veteran of World War II and is entitled to the rights granted such veterans in Section 14 of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, 58 Stat. 390, 5 U. S. C. 863. He was, after the war, employed as a Property •Specialist CAF 12, Department of…