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California v. United States
347 U.S. 1016·Supreme Court of the United States·1954
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Opinion
No. 681.
California v. United States.
Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General of California, Phil D. Swing, Howard C. Ellis, Robert F. Klepinger and Wil- Ham W. Barron for petitioner.
[MAJORITY]
Court of Claims. Certiorari denied.
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Solicitor General Sóbe-lo ff, Assistant Attorney General Burger, Paul A. Sweeney and Benjamin Forman for the United States.