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Clearfield Trust Co. et al. v. United States, 1943 — 318 U.S. 744 · caselaw · US
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Clearfield Trust Co. et al. v. United States
318 U.S. 744·Supreme Court of the United States·1943
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Opinion
No. 490.
Clearfield Trust Co. et al. v. United States.
March 15, 1943.
[MAJORITY]
Ordered that the opinion in this case dated March 1,1943, be amended by striking the sentence beginning on the 5th line from the bottom of page 3, which reads: “Its facts are practically on all fours with those of the present case.”
Opinion reported as amended, ante, p. 363.