Legal Opinion
Arthur Edward Sheehan v. Army and Air Force Exchange Service, an Instrumentality of the Departments of the Army and of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1980No. 79-1471PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the district court has been vested with subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a suit filed by Arthur Sheehan against the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (“AAFES”) based upon wrongful discharge from employment. The lower court dismissed for want of subject matter jurisdiction. We reverse and remand because we are persuaded that the lower court did not lack jurisdiction.
I. The Facts and Procedural Posture
On March 16, 1976, Sheehan was an employee of the AAFES serving as Shopping Center Manager for the Fort Jackson Exchange…
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