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Tilton et al. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 1963 — 372 U.S. 905 · caselaw · US
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Tilton et al. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
372 U.S. 905·Supreme Court of the United States·1963
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No. 664.
Tilton et al. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
Solicitor General Cox, Acting Assistant Attorney General Guilfoyle and Sherman L. Cohn for petitioners. John Guandolo for respondent. George S. Parish for the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Rehabilitation Service, as amicus curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
Motion of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Rehabilitation Service for leave to file a brief, as amicus curiae, granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted.