The Law's Intent?

What does the Soldiers' & Sailors' Civil Relief Act mean when it talks about civil rights?* Last week an interpretation of the law was made by a federal judge in Idaho.

When Arthur Edwin Stockton, of Emmett, Idaho (pop. 3,200), enlisted in the Army, in 1942, he entrusted his Ford agency to two friends. They were both drafted. By the time he was released on a medical discharge, Stockton found that Ford had canceled his contract and given his agency to someone else.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Chase Addison Clark declared: while the intent of the law is not clear, it is unthinkable that it should be interpreted so that it should deprive the plaintiff of his business because he has served his country.

"The evidence in this case is very clear that the contract was canceled for the sole reason that the plaintiff was in service."

*The Soldiers' & Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 states: ". . . the following provisions are for the temporary suspension of legal pro and transactions which may prejudice civil rights of persons in ... service."

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