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Tampa Phosphate Railroad Co. v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co., 1970 — 397 U.S. 910 · caselaw · US
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Tampa Phosphate Railroad Co. v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.
397 U.S. 910·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
No. 877.
Tampa Phosphate Railroad Co. v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.
James B. McDonough, Jr., for petitioner. William A. Gillen and James E. Thompson for respondent. Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General McLaren, Howard E. Shapiro, Robert W. Gin-nane, and Jerome Nelson filed a memorandum in opposition for the United States et al. as amici curiae.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 5th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.