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Arkansas v. Texas et al.
351 U.S. 977·Supreme Court of the United States·1956
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No.-, Original.
Arkansas v. Texas et al.
[MAJORITY]
It appearing that the controversy between the parties has been settled and that the State of Arkansas wishes to withdraw its Motion for Leave to File Complaint, the request is granted and the proceeding is dismissed as moot.
Tom Gentry, Attorney General, and E. J. Ball for the State of Arkansas, complainant. John Ben Shepperd, Attorney General, and William H. Holloway and Marietta McGregor Creel, Assistant Attorneys General, for the State of Texas et al., defendants.