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L. E. Nickell and Robert J. Burke, Appellants, v. W. D. Stephens, Governor of the State of California, et al., 1918 — 245 U.S. 640 · caselaw · US
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L. E. Nickell and Robert J. Burke, Appellants, v. W. D. Stephens, Governor of the State of California, et al.
245 U.S. 640·Supreme Court of the United States·1918
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Opinion
No. 679.
L. E. Nickell and Robert J. Burke, Appellants, v. W. D. Stephens, Governor of the State of California, et al.
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California.
Submitted January 16, 1918.
Decided January 21, 1918.
Mr. Tom L. Johnston arid Mr. James II. Longden for appellants.
Mr. U. Si Webb, Mr. Robert M. Clarke, Mr. Thomas Lee Woolwine, Mr. Clifford P. Smith and Mr. A.. W. Eckman for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Crane v. Johnson, 242 U. S. 339.