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Illinois Commerce Commission v. Fleming et al., Trustees ; Illinois Commerce Commission v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. ; Illinois Commerce Commission v. Scandrett et al., Trustees ; and Illinois Commerce Commission v. Sprague et al., Receivers, 1945 — 324 U.S. 823 · caselaw · US
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Illinois Commerce Commission v. Fleming et al., Trustees ; Illinois Commerce Commission v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. ; Illinois Commerce Commission v. Scandrett et al., Trustees ; and Illinois Commerce Commission v. Sprague et al., Receivers
324 U.S. 823·Supreme Court of the United States·1945
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No. 859.
Illinois Commerce Commission v. Fleming et al., Trustees ; Illinois Commerce Commission v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. ; Illinois Commerce Commission v. Scandrett et al., Trustees ; and Illinois Commerce Commission v. Sprague et al., Receivers.
No. 860.
No. 861.
No. 862.
February 26, 1945.
George F. Barrett, Attorney General, and William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.
Messrs. M. L. Bell, W. F. Peter, Harry E. Boe and Martin L. Cassell, Jr. for appellees in No. 859. Mr. Eldon Martin for appellee in No. 860.
Mr. Carson L. Taylor for appellees in No. 861. Mr. Ralph R. Bradley for appellees in No. 862.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam,:]
Per Curiam,:
The appeals are dismissed for the reason that the judgment of the court below in each case is based upon a non-federal ground adequate to support it.
Reported below: 388 Ill. 138, 57 N. E. 2d 384.