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Marcelle v. Estate of Lupia et al.
348 U.S. 95675 S. Ct. 448·Supreme Court of the United States·1955
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Opinion
No. 368.
Marcelle v. Estate of Lupia et al.
Argued March 4, 1955.
Decided March 7, 1955.
Lee A. Jackson argued the cause for petitioner.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Cer-tiorari, 348 U. S. 882, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Per Curiam:
We reject the construction placed upon the statute by the Fifth Circuit and approve the construction placed thereon by the Second Circuit, whose judgment is affirmed.
With him on the brief were Solicitor General Sobeloff, Assistant Attorney General Holland, Marvin E. Frankel, Ellis N. Slack and Walter Akerman, Jr. Leon London filed a brief for respondents.