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McLean et al. v. Burkinshaw, Ancillary Committee, 1940 — 309 U.S. 670 · caselaw · US
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McLean et al. v. Burkinshaw, Ancillary Committee
309 U.S. 670·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 725.
McLean et al. v. Burkinshaw, Ancillary Committee.
March 11, 1940.
Messrs. Robert H. Mc-Neill and George B. Fraser for petitioners.
Mr. Neil Burkinshaw, pro se.
By leave of Court, Mr. Austin F. Canfield, guardian ad litem, filed a brief, opposing the petition.
[MAJORITY]
The motion of the ■guardian ad litem for leave to file brief in opposition to the petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is denied.