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Railroad Commission of Texas et al. v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co., 1940 — 309 U.S. 646 · caselaw · US
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Railroad Commission of Texas et al. v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co.
309 U.S. 646·Supreme Court of the United States·1940
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Opinion
No. 681.
Railroad Commission of Texas et al. v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co.
March 11, 1940.
Messrs. Gerald C. Mann, Attorney General of Texas, and W. F. Moore, First Assistant Attorney General, for petitioners.
Messrs. Dan Moody and Rice M. Tilley for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted.