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Swem v. Michigan, 1947 — 330 U.S. 807 · caselaw · US
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Swem v. Michigan
330 U.S. 807·Supreme Court of the United States·1947
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Opinion
No. 880.
Swem v. Michigan.
March 31, 1947.
William G. Comb for petitioner. Eugene F. Black, Attorney General of Michigan, and Edmund E. Shepherd, Solicitor General, for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated and the cause is remanded to the Supreme Court of Michigan in order to enable it to reexamine its decision in the light of De Meerleer v. Michigan, 329 U. S. 663.