Show MAY REOPEN BONUS CAS CASE E result of minnesota supreme court decision likely to affect non residence ruling claims of from to 1500 veterans who registered and were inducted into the service from minnesota disallowed by tile the bonus board on a ruling may be reopened as a result of the recent decision of the state supreme court in the case of everett baum in its ruling tile the supreme court held that a person temporarily residing in minnesota at the line of the call for registration who registered and who thereafter left the state but returned to be inducted hy by the draft board into the xer service vice Is entitled to the state bonus baum ligum who was born in pennsyl vanta camp came to minneapolis in may I 1 1917 obtained work and registered tor for the draft in june the following january he be went to oregon and washington but returned in july at the pall call ot the draft board lie ile entered the service and a 3 ear e ar later was honorably discharged the bonus board disallowed his claim on the grounds that lie be was not dot a bona fide resident ot of minnesota the aba supreme court ruled that he was a resident because the place of oi resilience residence to Is the place ot of work it Is 13 pointed out by american legion members that it if this Is the case be or 1500 similar applications involving nearly 3 irom from others who constituted the states floating population on registration day june 5 1917 and who were subsequently Indu inducted eted mr may also oe 09 area affected by this decision |