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Ecker et al., Constituting the Institutional Bondholders Committee, v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Crocker First National Bank et al. v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Western Pacific Railroad Co. v. Ecker et al.; Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Irving Trust Co., Substituted Trustee, v. Crocker First National Bank et al.; and Ewing v. United States, 1943 — 318 U.S. 803 · caselaw · US
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Ecker et al., Constituting the Institutional Bondholders Committee, v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Crocker First National Bank et al. v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Western Pacific Railroad Co. v. Ecker et al.; Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Irving Trust Co., Substituted Trustee, v. Crocker First National Bank et al.; and Ewing v. United States
318 U.S. 803·Supreme Court of the United States·1943
Mr. Justice Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of these applications.
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Opinion
No. 7.
Ecker et al., Constituting the Institutional Bondholders Committee, v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Crocker First National Bank et al. v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Western Pacific Railroad Co. v. Ecker et al.; Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al.; Irving Trust Co., Substituted Trustee, v. Crocker First National Bank et al.; and Ewing v. United States.
No. 8.
No. 20.
No. 33.
No. 61.
No. 661.
April 19, 1943.
[MAJORITY]
Petitions for rehearing denied.
Mr. Justice Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of these applications.
See ante, p. 448.