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Central Power & Light Co. et al. v. Texas, 1943 — 319 U.S. 727 · caselaw · US
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Central Power & Light Co. et al. v. Texas
319 U.S. 727·Supreme Court of the United States·1943
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Opinion
No. 885.
Central Power & Light Co. et al. v. Texas.
May 3, 1943.
Messrs. Frank M. Kemp and Everett L. Looney for appellants.
Messrs. Gerald C. Mann, Attorney General of Texas, and Cecil C. Botsch for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The appeal is dismissed for the want of a substantial federal question. H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Sheppard, 311 U. S. 608, and cases cited.