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Texas et al. v. Donoghue, Trustee, 1937 — 301 U.S. 674 · caselaw · US
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Texas et al. v. Donoghue, Trustee
301 U.S. 674·Supreme Court of the United States·1937
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Opinion
No. 890.
Texas et al. v. Donoghue, Trustee.
May 3, 1937.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted, limited to the questions raised upon the application of the State for permission to take proceedings for the confiscation of the alleged illegal oil.
Messrs. William McCraw, William C. Davis, W. J. Holt, and C. M. Kennedy for petitioners. Mr. W. B. Harrell for respondent.