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Barnes et al. v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co. et al., 1954 — 348 U.S. 893 · caselaw · US
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Barnes et al. v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co. et al.
348 U.S. 893·Supreme Court of the United States·1954
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Opinion
No. 427.
Barnes et al. v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co. et al.
Alex Elson, Lester P. Schoene, Milton Kramer, Clarence M. Mulholland and Edward J. Hickey, Jr. for petitioners.
Kenneth F. Burgess, D. Robert Thomas and Walter J. Cummings, Jr. for the respondent railroads.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
On petition for writ of cer-tiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Per Curiam:
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court for disposition agreeable to the representation of counsel for respondents.