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LYON v. FLOURNOY, CONTROLLER OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
396 U.S. 274·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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LYON v. FLOURNOY, CONTROLLER OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
No. 715.
Decided January 12, 1970
Randal F. Dickey, Jr., and Robert L. McCarty for appellant.
Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General of California, Harold B. Haas, Assistant Attorney General, and William J. Power, Deputy Attorney General, for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.