Legal Opinion

Sylvia Bennett v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided February 18, 1966No. 204-64PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COWEN, Chief Judge.

In February 1963, plaintiff was hired by the Department of the Navy as a clerk-typist with the Inspector of Naval Material at Newark, New Jersey. This was a career-conditional appointment calling for a one-year probationary period. As part of her application for the position, plaintiff had to answer a form questionnaire (Form 85, “Security Investigation Data for Non-sensitive Position”) inquiring as to “organizations with which affiliated (past and present) other than religious or political organizations or those which show religious or political affiliations.” Her reply to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Keim v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. Eberlein v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Joseph Cohen v. The United States. John v. Coughlin v. The United States. David M. Goodman v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  2. Claude F. Salter v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  3. Bennett v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  4. West v. MacYDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1968
  5. Sylvia Bennett v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966

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