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New York Central Railroad Co. et al. v. Norton, Successor Trustee; and New York Central Railroad Co. et al. v. New York Life Insurance Co. et al., 1947 — 331 U.S. 844 · caselaw · US
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New York Central Railroad Co. et al. v. Norton, Successor Trustee; and New York Central Railroad Co. et al. v. New York Life Insurance Co. et al.
331 U.S. 844·Supreme Court of the United States·1947
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Opinion
No. 1418.
No. 1419.
New York Central Railroad Co. et al. v. Norton, Successor Trustee; and New York Central Railroad Co. et al. v. New York Life Insurance Co. et al.
June 9, 1947.
Jacob Aronson, John A. Hartpence and Samuel H. Hellenbrand for the New York Central Railroad Co. et al., and Ralph E. Cooper for the Erie Railroad Co., petitioners. John M. Harlan, Lyman M. Tondel, Jr. and Ralph E. Lum for Norton, respondent in No. 1418.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writs of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied.
Reported below: No. 1418,160 F. 2d 29; No. 1419,160 F. 2d 34.