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City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.; Western Pacific Railroad Co. v. City of Chicago et al.; Burlington Northern, Inc., et al. v. City of Chicago et al.; and United States et al. v. City of Chicago et al., 1971 — 400 U.S. 987 · caselaw · US
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City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.; Western Pacific Railroad Co. v. City of Chicago et al.; Burlington Northern, Inc., et al. v. City of Chicago et al.; and United States et al. v. City of Chicago et al.
400 U.S. 987·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
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Opinion
No. 789.
No. 793.
No. 794.
No. 797.
City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.; Western Pacific Railroad Co. v. City of Chicago et al.; Burlington Northern, Inc., et al. v. City of Chicago et al.; and United States et al. v. City of Chicago et al.
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Appeals from D. C. N. D. Ill. That portion of judgment appealed from in No. 789 affirmed. Those portions of judgment appealed from in Nos. 793, 794, and 797 reversed and. cases remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for further proceedings. United States v. City of Chicago, ante, p. 8. Reported below: 314 F. Supp. 886.