Hilton v. Forrestal

PRETTYMAN, Justice.

Appellant brought a civil action in the District Court for a declaratory judgment.1 He alleged that he is a civil service employee of the United States Government at the Charleston, South Carolina, Navy Yard, with permanent status and with twelve years continuous and satisfactory service;, that on November 8, 1946, he was placed in furlough status for one year, pursuant to. regulations promulgated by the Civil Service Commission purportedly pursuant to. Section 12 of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944,2 governing reductions in force among Federal Government personnel. He…