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Graves et al. v. New York ex rel. O'Keefe, 1938 — 305 U.S. 592 · caselaw · US
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Graves et al. v. New York ex rel. O'Keefe
305 U.S. 592·Supreme Court of the United States·1938
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Opinion
No. 478.
Graves et al. v. New York ex rel. O’Keefe.
December 19, 1938.
Messrs. John J. Bennett, Attorney General of New York, Henry Epstein, Solicitor General, Joseph M. Mesnig, and Austin Tobin for petitioners.
Messrs. Daniel McNamara, Jr. and Ernest K. Neumann for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of New York granted.