General

Hammers v. Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Mattoon, Illinois

352 U.S. 1001·Supreme Court of the United States·1957

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Opinion

No. 641. Hammers v. Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Mattoon, Illinois. Matthew Steinberg for petitioner. R. G. Real for respondent. [MAJORITY] Supreme Court of Illinois. Certiorari denied.

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