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New World Life Insurance Co. v. United States, 1940 — 310 U.S. 654 · caselaw · US
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New World Life Insurance Co. v. United States
310 U.S. 654·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 417.
New World Life Insurance Co. v. United States.
May 20, 1940.
[MAJORITY]
The petition for rehearing „is granted, and the order denying certiorari, entered November 22, 1939, 308 U. S. 612, is vacated. The petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Claims is granted, limited to the second question presented thereby.
Mr. Walter E. Barton for petitioner.