Borden v. World War II Service Compensation Board

This proceeding, as provided by the statute involved, was tried de novo in the district court and it will be reviewed and tried in the same manner on this appeal. It involves the construction of chapter 59, Acts of the Fifty-second General Assembly, which chapter is designated “Soldiers’ Bonus”. It was passed and approved on May 19, 1947, and by its terms took effect immediately upon its adoption and approval by the people of the state at the general election held in November 1948. The election was November 2, 1948. The proposition carried by the requisite majority. The chapter now appears as…