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Read, Superintendent of the New Jersey Department of Weights and Measures, v. Dickerson et al., 1941 — 312 U.S. 656 · caselaw · US
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Read, Superintendent of the New Jersey Department of Weights and Measures, v. Dickerson et al.
312 U.S. 656·Supreme Court of the United States·1941
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Opinion
No. 719.
Read, Superintendent of the New Jersey Department of Weights and Measures, v. Dickerson et al.
February 17, 1941.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded to the District Court for a determination and appropriate findings on the questions whether the jurisdictional amount is involved and whether a case has been made for the granting of an injunction restraining criminal prosecution. (1) McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 298 U. S. 178, 188-189; KVOS v. Associated Press, 299 U. S. 269; (2) Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. Dodge, 295 U. S. 89; Beal v. Missouri Pacific R. Corp., 312 U. S. 45.
Messrs. John Solan and Harry A. Walsh for appellant.