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American Oil Co. v. Neill et al., 1964 — 377 U.S. 962 · caselaw · US
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American Oil Co. v. Neill et al.
377 U.S. 962·Supreme Court of the United States·1964
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Opinion
No. 701.
American Oil Co. v. Neill et al.
Calvin Dworshak for appellant.
Allan G. Shepard, Attorney General of Idaho, Wm. M. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, and Faber F. Tway for appellees. Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Oberdorfer, Stephen J. Poliak, I. Henry Kutz and Robert A. Bernstein for the United States, as amicus curiae, in support of appellant.
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Appeal from the Supreme Court of Idaho. Probable jurisdiction noted.