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Texas Electric Railway Co. v. Eastus, United States Attorney, et al.
308 U.S. 512·Supreme Court of the United States·1939
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Opinion
No. 31.
Texas Electric Railway Co. v. Eastus, United States Attorney, et al.
Argued October 20, 1939.
Decided November 6, 1939.
Messrs. J. M. Burford and Robert E. Quirk, with.whom Mr. C. D. Cass was on the brief, for. appellant. Mr. Robert L. Stern, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General Arnold, and Messrs. Daniel W. Knowlt'on and Nelson Thomas were on the brief, for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment is affirmed. Shields v. Utah Idaho Central R. Co., 305 U. S. 177; Interstate Commerce Comm’n v. Union Pacific R. Co., 222 U. S. 541, 547-548; Los Angeles Switching Case, 234 U. S. 294, 311-312; United States v. American Tin Plate Co., 301 U. S. 402, 411.