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Irwin v. Railroad Commission of Texas et al.
347 U.S. 1006·Supreme Court of the United States·1954
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Irwin v. Railroad Commission of Texas et al.
D. Worth Clark, Philip W. Amram, Cyril J. Smith and Ralph W. Yarborough for petitioner.
John Ben Shepperd, Attorney General of Texas, and Phillip Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, for the Railroad Commission of Texas, respondent.
[MAJORITY]
The application for a stay, referred to the Court by Mr. Justice Black, is denied.