Legal Opinion
Akers v. Arnett
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 16, 1983No. Civ. A. H-82-3769PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SINGLETON, Chief Judge.
This action arises under the Veteran’s Reemployment Rights Act (“The Act”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 2021-2026 (1979 & Supp.1983). Plaintiff Billy W. Akers sues defendants as trustees of the Maritime Association — International Longshoreman’s Association (“I.L.A.”) Pension Fund for pension benefits which he alleges were denied him in violation of the Act. The Act requires that any person who leaves an “other than temporary” position with an employer to serve in the armed forces, satisfactorily completes this service, and applies for reemployment within ninety…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Alabama Power Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Tilton v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gary A. Lingenfelter v. Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Marion J. Imel v. Laborers Pension Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Alvin G. Sykes v. Columbus & Greenville RailwayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Morris R. Gardner v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Amicus, Inc. v. Post-Tension of Texas, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1987
- Billy William Akers v. Willis F. ArnettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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