Legal Opinion
Lester K. Born v. George v. Allen, Director, United States Information Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 22, 1960No. 15450_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*347BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
The narrow question in this appeal is whether the Civil Service Commission has authority to order the Director of the United States Information Agency (U.S. I.A.) to re-employ a veteran whose discharge the Commission finds to have been accomplished in violation of the Veterans’ Preference Act.
Appellant Born, an honorably discharged ex-serviceman, was continuously employed as a Foreign Service Staff Officer1 in the U.S.I.A. from February 27, 1956 to September 5, 1957, a period of almost eighteen months. His appointment was “limited to four years or need of employee’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Platt v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Elder v. BrannanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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- Fass v. Gray. Candell v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Royce Ainsworth v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Co-Operative Grain & Supply Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- In Re Food City, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1990
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