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Franklin Life Insurance Co. v. United States, 1969 — 393 U.S. 1118 · caselaw · US
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Franklin Life Insurance Co. v. United States
393 U.S. 1118·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
Mr. Justice Fortas took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
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Opinion
No. 780.
Franklin Life Insurance Co. v. United States.
Louis F. Gillespie, Frederick H. Stone, Dennis G. Lyons, and George B. Gillespie for petitioner.
Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Walters, Gilbert E. Andrews, and Thomas L. Stapleton for the United States.
Fred C. Scribner, Jr., and Thomas C. Thompson, Jr., for American Life Convention, as amicus curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Fortas took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.