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United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc.; United States v. National Distillers Products Corp.; United States v. Brown Forman Distillers Corp.; United States v. Hiram Walker, Inc.; United States v. Schenley Distillers Corp.; United States v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.; United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.; and United States v. Speegle, 1944 — 323 U.S. 699 · caselaw · US
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United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc.; United States v. National Distillers Products Corp.; United States v. Brown Forman Distillers Corp.; United States v. Hiram Walker, Inc.; United States v. Schenley Distillers Corp.; United States v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.; United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.; and United States v. Speegle
323 U.S. 699·Supreme Court of the United States·1944
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United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc.; United States v. National Distillers Products Corp.; United States v. Brown Forman Distillers Corp.; United States v. Hiram Walker, Inc.; United States v. Schenley Distillers Corp.; United States v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.; United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.; and United States v. Speegle.
November 13, 1944.
Solicitor General Fahy for the United States.
Messrs. Thomas Kiernan, Newell W. Ellison, Charles Rosenbaum, and C. Frank Reavis for Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. et al., and Messrs. George R. Beneman and Robert S. Marx for Schenley Distillers Corporation, respondents.
Messrs. Gail L. Ireland, Attorney General, and George K. Thomas, Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief on behalf of the State of Colorado, as amicus curiae, in opposition.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writs of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted.