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Texas ex rel. City of West University Place et al. v. City of Houston et al., 1944 — 322 U.S. 711 · caselaw · US
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Texas ex rel. City of West University Place et al. v. City of Houston et al.
322 U.S. 711·Supreme Court of the United States·1944
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Opinion
No. 943.
Texas ex rel. City of West University Place et al. v. City of Houston et al.
May 22, 1944.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. (1) Pawhuska v. Pawhuska Oil Co., 250 U. S. 394; Trenton v. New Jersey, 262 U. S. 182, 187, 191-92; Risty v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co., 270 U. S. 378, 390; Williams v. Mayor, 289 U. S. 36, 40. (2) King Mfg. Co. v. Augusta, 277 U. S. 100, 103-4. Messrs. Everett L. Looney and Edward Clark for appellants.