Boone v. Lightner

319 U.S. 561

63 S.Ct. 1223

87 L.Ed. 1587

BOONE

v.

LIGHTNER et al.

No. 698.

Argued May 3, 4, 1943.

Decided June 7, 1943.

Rehearing Denied Oct. 11, 1943.

See 320 U.S. —-, 64 S.Ct. 26, 88 L.Ed. —-.

Mr. Milton I. Baldinger, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

M. R. McCown, of Tryon, N.C., for respondents.

1

The federal question in this case is whether a stay of proceedings against a defendant in military service has been refused under circumstances which denied rights given by the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 501 et seq. The controversy in which he was engaged is for…