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District of Columbia v. Murphy; and District of Columbia v. DeHart
313 U.S. 556·Supreme Court of the United States·1941
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Opinion
No. 991.
No. 992.
District of Columbia v. Murphy; and District of Columbia v. DeHart.
May 26, 1941.
Messrs. Richmond B. Keech, Vernon E. West, and Glenn Simmon for petitioner. Mr. Harry Raymond Turkel for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Petitions for writs of certiorari to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted.
Mr. Justice Stone and Mr. Justice Roberts took no part in the consideration and decision of these applications.
' Reported below: 73 App. D. C. 345, 347; 119 F. 2d 449, 451.