Legal Opinion
William J. Powers, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 18, 1955No. 11291_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought suit in the District Court against the United States, praying a declaratory judgment of invalidity of the action of certain governmental agencies in determining his rights as a retired officer of the Army Reserve Corps. He sought a judgment decreeing that he had been unlawfully deprived of his rights, particularly his retirement benefit, and enjoining the Veterans’ Administration from exercising any control over him. However, only the government was made defendant. The United States attorney interposed a motion to dismiss the complaint, for the reason,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Almour v. Pace, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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- Parrish v. SeamansDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1972
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