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The Chicago and Alton Railway Company, Petitioner, v. The United States; John N. Faithorn, Petitioner, v. The United States; and Fred A. Wann, Petitioner, v. The United States, 1908 — 208 U.S. 616 · caselaw · US
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The Chicago and Alton Railway Company, Petitioner, v. The United States; John N. Faithorn, Petitioner, v. The United States; and Fred A. Wann, Petitioner, v. The United States
208 U.S. 616·Supreme Court of the United States·1908
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No. 557.
The Chicago and Alton Railway Company, Petitioner, v. The United States; John N. Faithorn, Petitioner, v. The United States; and Fred A. Wann, Petitioner, v. The United States.
No. 558.
No. 559.
January 27, 1908.
Petition for writs of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted.
Mr. F. S. Winston; Mr. Robert Mather, Mr. John Barton Payne, Mr. S. H. Stravm and Mr. Blackburn Esterline for petitioners. The Attorney General, The .Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant . to ihe Attorney General Purdy for respondent. ■