Fortenberry v. OWEN BROTHERS PACKING COMPANY

DAN M. RUSSELL, Jr., District Judge.

Plaintiff, Sam William Fortenberry, a resident of Philadelphia, Mississippi, filed this action against Owen Brothers Packing Co., Inc., meat packers of Meridian, Mississippi, seeking certain benefits allegedly due him under the provisions of Section 459 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 (App.) U.S.C.A. At the trial had on December .13,1965, .the evidence showed that plaintiff no longer sought reemployment rights, but based his action on a claim for damages by reason of the refusal of his employer, defendant named above, to restore him…