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Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al., 1965 — 382 U.S. 803 · caselaw · US
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Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
382 U.S. 803·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 12.
Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., for appellants; Acting Solicitor General Spritzer and Robert W. Ginnane for the United States et al., and Frank S. Farrell for Northern Pacific Railway Co. et al., appellees, on the motion.
[MAJORITY]
D. C. N. D. Cal. (Probable jurisdiction noted, 379 U. S. 956.) Joint motion to remove case from summary calendar and for permission for two attorneys to present oral argument for- each side granted.