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Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co., 1942 — 316 U.S. 652 · caselaw · US
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Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.
316 U.S. 652·Supreme Court of the United States·1942
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Opinion
No. 1029.
Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.
April 6, 1942.
Messrs. Leslie W. Fricke, J. Bernhard Thiess, and Sidney Neuman for petitioner. Mr. Thomas H. Sheridan for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted. Counsel are requested to discuss in their briefs and on the argument of this case (1) whether federal or state law applies, and (2) in the event that state law is held to govern, what the applicable state law is.