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City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.; and City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al., 1969 — 395 U.S. 957 · caselaw · US
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City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.; and City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.
395 U.S. 957·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
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Opinion
No. 1363.
No. 1364.
City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.; and City of Chicago et al. v. United States et al.
Raymond F. Simon, Charles E. Griffith III, Robert E. Kendrick, Arthur K. Bolton, Gordon P. MacDougall, William E. Nelson, and Chester L. Rigsby for appellants in No. 1363; and Messrs. Simon, Griffith, Kendrick, MacDougall, and Rigsby, and Edward J. Hickey, Jr., William G. Mahoney, Weldon A. Cousins, and Leon M. Despres for appellants in No. 1364.
Albert E. Jenner, Jr., Thomas P. Sullivan, and Keith F. Bode for appellee Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. Co. in No. 1363; Joseph L. Lenihan, James W. Hoeland, and Harry R. Begley for appellee Louisville & Nashville R. Co. in No. 1364; and Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General McLaren, Howard E. Shapiro, and Robert W. Ginnane for the United States et al. in both cases.
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Appeals from D. C. N. D. Ill. Probable jurisdiction noted. Cases consolidated and a total of one hour allotted for oral argument.
Reported below: No. 1363, 294 F. Supp. 1103; No. 1364, 294 F. Supp. 1106.