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SWIFT & CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES, 1961 — 367 U.S. 909 · caselaw · US
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SWIFT & CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES
367 U.S. 909·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
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Opinion
SWIFT & CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES.
No. 875.
Decided June 19, 1961.
John T. Chadwell, Richard S. Rhodes, Arthur C. O’Meara, John C. Berghoff, Weymouth Kirkland, E. Houston Harsha, George E. Leonard, Jr., John P. Doyle, Frederick T. Barrett and Howard Ellis for appellants.
Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Loevinger and Richard A. Solomon for the United States.
Howard J. Trienens for Western States Meat Packers Association, Inc., et al., as amici curiae.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed. The motion of Western States Meat Packers Association, Inc., et al. for leave to file brief as amici curiae is granted.