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Keaton v. Oklahoma City et al., 1940 — 311 U.S. 616 · caselaw · US
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Keaton v. Oklahoma City et al.
311 U.S. 616·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 431.
Keaton v. Oklahoma City et al.
October 28, 1940.
Messrs. W. C. .Sullivan and Chas. Hill Johns for appellant. Mr. Edward M. Box for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Section 237 (a), Judicial Code, as amended by the Act of February 13, 1925 (43 Stát. 936, 937). Treating the papers whereon the appeal was allowed as a petition for writ of certiorari, as required by § 237 (c) of the Judicial Code (43 Stat. 936, 938), certiorari is denied.