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MORTON SALT CO. v. UNITED STATES, 1965 — 382 U.S. 44 · caselaw · US
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MORTON SALT CO. v. UNITED STATES
382 U.S. 44·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
Mr. Justice Harlan is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted.
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Opinion
MORTON SALT CO. v. UNITED STATES.
No. 275.
Decided October 25, 1965.
L. M. McBride and John P. Ryan, Jr., for appellant in No. 275. R. William Rogers for appellant in No. 276.
Acting Solicitor General Spritzer, Assistant Attorney General Turner and Robert B. Hummel for the United States.
Together with No. 276, Diamond Crystal Salt Co. v. United States, also on appeal from the same court.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed. United States v. National Association of Real Estate Boards, 339 U. S. 485, 493, 494; Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United States, 306 U. S. 208, 221-227; American Tobacco Co. v. United States, 328 U. S. 781, 809-810; Theatre Enterprises v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp., 346 U. S. 537, 540-542.
Mr. Justice Harlan is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted.