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ELDER v. BRANNAN.

No. 474.

341 U.S. 277 (1951)

ELDER ET AL. v. BRANNAN, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 7, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Liftin argued the cause for the Secretary of Agriculture. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Baldridge and Samuel D. Slade. Acting Assistant Attorney General Clapp was also on the brief in No. 473.

Robert D. Elder and Greene Chandler Furman, pro se, argued the cause and filed a brief. C. L. Dawson was also on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

These actions involve questions concerning the precise scope of rights to employment in the federal service granted by the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944. 58 Stat. 387, 5 U. S. C. (1946 ed.) §§ 851 et seq. The ultimate issues are two: (1) whether under § 12 of the Act veterans with temporary war-service appointments are entitled to retention preference over nonveterans with the equivalent...

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