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Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al., 1954 — 348 U.S. 880 · caselaw · US
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Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al.
348 U.S. 88099 L. Ed. 2d 693·Supreme Court of the United States·1954
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Opinion
November 15, 1954.
No. 28.
Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al.
Argued November 8-9, 1954.
Decided November 15, 1954.
Lowell C. Kindig argued the cause for petitioner.
With him on the brief was Neil B. McCluhan.
Jesse E. Marshall argued the cause for respondents.
With him on the brief was H. C. Harper.
Will Maslow, Leo Pfeffer, Shad Polier and Joseph B. Robison filed a brief for the American Jewish Congress, as amicus curiae.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Certiorari, 347 U. S. 942, to the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Per Curiam:
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.