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Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. v. Atlas Corp.
445 U.S. 911·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Powell would grant certiorari in order to address the conflict among state and federal courts noted in Mr. Justice White’s dissent from denial of certio-rari in Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co. v. Mountain State Construction Co., No. 79-376, ante, p. 907. · Mr. Justice Black-mun would grant certiorari and set case for oral argument.
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Opinion
No. 79-959.
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. v. Atlas Corp.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Powell would grant certiorari in order to address the conflict among state and federal courts noted in Mr. Justice White’s dissent from denial of certio-rari in Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co. v. Mountain State Construction Co., No. 79-376, ante, p. 907.
Mr. Justice Black-mun would grant certiorari and set case for oral argument.