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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen et al. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. et al.; and Hardin, Prosecuting Attorney, et al. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
390 U.S. 941·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
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Opinion
No. 950.
No. 973.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen et al. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. et al.; and Hardin, Prosecuting Attorney, et al. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
James E. Youngdahl, Robert D. Ross and John P. Sizemore for appellants in No. 950. Joe Purcell, Attorney General of Arkansas, and Leslie Evitts, Chief Assistant Attorney General, for appellants in No. 973. Martin M. Lucente, Robert V. Light, W. J. Smith, H. H. Friday and R. W. Yost for appellees in both cases.
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Appeals from D. C. W. D. Ark. Probable jurisdiction noted. Cases consolidated and a total of one and one-half hours allotted for oral argument. Mr. Justice Fortas took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases.
Reported below: 274 F. Supp. 294.