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Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. Chicago, 1939 — 308 U.S. 505 · caselaw · US
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Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. Chicago
308 U.S. 505·Supreme Court of the United States·1939
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Opinion
No. 322.
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. Chicago.
October 9, 1939.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.:]
Per Curiam.:
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Central Land Co. v. Laidley, 159 U. S. 103, 112; Patterson v. Colorado, 205 U. S. 454, 461; Willoughby v. Chicago, 235 U. S. 45, 50; O’Neil v. Northern Colorado Irrigation Co., 242 U. S. 20, 26-27; Dunbar v. City of New York, 251 U. S. 516, 519; Booker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 261 U. S. 114, 118; Tidal Oil Co. v. Flanagan, 263 U. S. 444, 450; American Railway Express Co. v. Kentucky, 273 U. S 269, 273.
Messrs. Frederic Burnham and David F. Rosenthal for appellant. Messrs. Barnet Hodes, Joseph F. Grossman, and J. Herzl Segal for appellee.