OAKLEY v. LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO.

NO. 28.

338 U.S. 278 (1949)

OAKLEY v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 14, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Liftin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Morison, Stanley M. Silverberg and Samuel D. Slade.

C. S. Landrum argued the cause for respondent in No. 28. With him on the brief was H. T. Lively.

Cornelius J. Petzhold argued the cause for respondent in No. 29. With him on the brief were Carl M. Jacobs, W. S. Macgill and Sidney S. Alderman.

Richard R. Lyman argued the cause for System Federation No. 91 et al., respondents in Nos. 28 and 29. With him on the brief were James Park, Clarence M. Mulholland and Edward J. Hickey.


MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In both No. 28 and No. 29, the issue is whether, under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940,1 one year of reemployment of a veteran by his preservice employer terminated that veteran's right to the seniority to which he was entitled by virtue of that Act's treatment of him as though he had remained continuously in his civilian employment. For the reasons hereinafter stated...

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