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Mercer et al. v. Hemmings et al., 1967 — 389 U.S. 999 · caselaw · US
Securities
Mercer et al. v. Hemmings et al.
389 U.S. 999·Supreme Court of the United States·1967
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Opinion
No. 406.
Mercer et al. v. Hemmings et al.,
David B. Isbell for American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc., John T. Noonan for Howard Johnson Co., Marvin Schwartz for Equitable Securities Corp., Leo A. Larkin for W. R. Grace & Co., and Robert MacCrate for General Foods Corp.
[MAJORITY]
ante, p. 46. Motions of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc., Howard Johnson Co., Equitable Securities Corp., W. R. Grace & Co., and General Foods Corp., for leave to file briefs, as amici curiae, in support of petition for rehearing granted. Petition for rehearing denied.