Legal Opinion
United States v. Messersmith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 11, 1943No. 8294PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of violation of Section 11 of the Selective Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix § 311, in that he knowingly failed to report for work of national importance under civilian direction as ordered by his local draft board. He had been eventually classified as a conscientious objector, but toward the end of the proceeding he claimed to be an ordained minister of religion and now seeks reversal by an attack upon the order classifying him and ordering him to report as a conscientious objector as so arbitrary and capricious as to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. KautenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Rase v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Hopper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Fisch v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948
- United States Ex Rel. Trainin v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- United States v. Van Den BergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
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