Long v. United States

The plaintiff, a veterans’ preference eligible, was, in 1955, discharged from his position as a guard in the United States *6Post Office in Los Angeles, California. He claims that the procedure by which his discharge was accomplished did not comply with the law, and he therefore sues for back pay.

On or about August 7, 1955, the plaintiff took approved leave of absence, and on the form on which he applied for the leave he gave three addresses in Texas, and the periods during which he would be at each of those addresses. He returned to his home in Los Angeles on August 31, and found a letter from…