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William B. Thompson, Plaintiff in Error, v. The City of St. Louis, 1916 — 239 U.S. 636 · caselaw · US
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William B. Thompson, Plaintiff in Error, v. The City of St. Louis
239 U.S. 636·Supreme Court of the United States·1916
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No. 157.
William B. Thompson, Plaintiff in Error, v. The City of St. Louis.
In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri.
Argued Jariukry 11, 1916.
Decided January 17, 1916.
Mr. William B. Thompson for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. Truman P. Young for the defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Louisiana Navigation Co. v. Oyster Commission, 226 U. S. 99; United States v. Beatty, 232 U. S. 463; Pons v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R., 232 U. S. 720.