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Williams et al. v. Miller et al.
317 U.S. 599·Supreme Court of the United States·1942
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Opinion
No. 492.
Williams et al. v. Miller et al.
December 7, 1942.
Mr. John L. McNab for appellants. Messrs. Earl Warren, Attorney General of California, and Lucas E. Kilkenny, Deputy Attorney General, for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The decree dismissing the bill of complaint is affirmed on the ground that the bill does not allege facts which would warrant the granting of equitable relief by a federal court to restrain enforcement of the state statute. Spielman Motor Co. v. Dodge, 295 U. S. 89; Beal v. Missouri Pacific R. Co., 312 U. S. 45; Watson v. Buck, 313 U. S. 387, 400-01.