Legal Opinion
Tilton v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 17, 1964No. 49PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goldberg
Since 1940 Congress, as an integral part of selective service legislation, has protected the reemployment rights of veterans. The principle underlying this legislation is that he who is “called to the colors [is] not to be penalized on his return by reason of his absence from his civilian job.” Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp., 328 U. S. 275, 284. Petitioners, reemployed veterans, sued respondent railroad, their employer, in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. They claimed that they have been deprived of seniority rights to which they are entitled under the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Trailmobile Co. v. WhirlsSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- McKinney v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Oakley v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Diehl v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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