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Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy et al., 1955 — 350 U.S. 893 · caselaw · US
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Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy et al.
350 U.S. 893·Supreme Court of the United States·1955
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Opinion
No. 404.
Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy et al.
Robert L. Stern and Charles S. Reed for petitioner. Clarence S. Beck, Attorney General of Nebraska, for respondents. Solicitor General Sobeloff, Assistant Attorney General Holland, Ellis N. Slack, Hilbert P. Zarky and Lyle M. Turner filed a memorandum for the United States, as amicus curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Certiorari granted.