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Columbia Properties, Inc. v. State Board of Tax Commissioners of Indiana et al., 1953 — 346 U.S. 870 · caselaw · US
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Columbia Properties, Inc. v. State Board of Tax Commissioners of Indiana et al.
346 U.S. 870·Supreme Court of the United States·1953
Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted.
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Opinion
No. 325.
Columbia Properties, Inc. v. State Board of Tax Commissioners of Indiana et al.
Cornelius W. Grafton for appellant. Edwin K. Steers, Attorney General of Indiana, Robert Hollowell, Chief Counsel, and George B. Jeffrey, Deputy Attorney General, for the State Board of Tax Commissioners; and William G. Welborn and Milford M. Miller for the County Board of Review of Vanderburgh County et al., appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Appeal from the Supreme Court of Indiana.
Per Curiam:
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. 28 U. S. C. § 1257 (2). Treating the papers whereon the appeal was allowed as a petition for writ of certiorari as required by 28 U. S. C. § 2103, certiorari is denied.
Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted.